Police Scotland names pedestrian killed in collision on A96 near Colpy in Aberdeenshire
A pedestrian killed in a crash on the A96 near Colpy on Friday has been named
Gordon Smith (76) died after a blue Ford Fiesta collided with him at around 7.15am on the Huntly to Inverurie road.
Emergency services attended and Mr Smith, from the Aberdeenshire area, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 26-year-old woman, was uninjured.
Enquiries are ongoing into the crash and officers are keen to trace the driver of an HGV, which was seen in the area at the time.
Sergeant Sarah Ritchie, of the North East Road Policing Unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with Gordon’s family and friends at this difficult time.
"Our enquiries into the circumstances of the collision continue and I would urge anyone that was driving on the A96 near Colpy around 7.15am on Friday, to get in touch with us.
"We are particularly keen to speak to the driver of a HGV, which had been driving north towards Huntly at the time.
“I would appeal again to anyone who may have dash-cam footage to contact police on 101, quoting ‘incident number 0517 of February 21’."
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