A pensioner was killed yesterday in a serious accident on a main north-east road.
The crash, which involved a car and a 4X4, happened on the A90 Fraserburgh to Lonmay road, south of the town, at 3.20pm yesterday.
A spokesman for the force said last night: “Sadly, a 71-year-old man has died as a result of his injuries sustained in the collision.”
The police advised motorists that the road up to the Memsie junction would be closed while their investigation were underway.
A fire service spokesman confirmed they also attended the scene of the crash with three appliances ensuring it was safe.
A spokeswoman for the ambulance service added: “We sent three vehicles plus a doctor, and we took one male patient to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with chest injuries.”
An unconfirmed eye-witness report from a third vehicle at the scene suggested that the driver of a black Nissan Qashqai had been able to make their way out of their car and towards the silver Volkswagen Jetta in the immediate aftermath.
Police were unable to confirm that it was the occupant of the Jetta who had died.
The death prompted Fraserburgh Community Council chairman Ronnie McNab to last night empathise with the family of the dead man.
He also called for action to prevent further deaths on the road. Mr McNab said: “It is a disaster, especially at this time of year. Coming up to Christmas, it’s a sad loss to the family.
“But that road needs to be looked at. It was raised by the community council two or three years ago. There’s too many deaths on that road. Whether it’s bad driving or the condition of the road – and I don’t know the circumstances about how this man has died – something needs to be done.”
The road was last in the headlines in July when 73-year-old James Thomson, from the Fraserburgh area, died after his silver Volkswagen Passat and a blue Peugot 308 collided near the Rathen junction on the same stretch of road as yesterday’s incident.
While crash scene investigators worked at the scene yesterday evening, the 4X4 could be seen pinned against a nearby wall by the smaller vehicle.
Diversions remained in place.