Woman, 65, killed in horror crash on notorious Scots road
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A WOMAN has tragically died after a horror two-vehicle crash on a notorious Scottish road.
The fatal collision happened on the busy A96 Inverness to Nairn road in the Highlands yesterday afternoon.
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The crash happened on the A96 road in the Highlands
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Emergency services raced to the scene just one mile east of the airport roundabout at around 3.30pm.
The alarm was raised after police received reports of a crash involving a red Vauxhall Insignia car and a white Ford Transit Tipper van.
When they arrived at the scene, a 65-year-old woman, who was a passenger in the car, was found injured.
She was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the car, a 69-year-old man, was rushed to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Medical staff have described his condition as critical.
The driver of the van was uninjured in the crash.
Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the woman who has died
Sergeant Kate Finlayson
Cops locked down the road for eight hours to allow collision investigators to conduct inquiries at the scene.
It was reopened again last night at around 11.25pm.
Police have now launched an investigation into the fatal crash and have said that inquiries are ongoing.
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And they are appealing for anyone with information about the smash to come forward.
Any motorists who were in the area and have dashcam footage have also been urged to speak with officers.
Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: 'Our thoughts are very much with the family and friends of the woman who has died, and we are carrying out enquiries to establish the full circumstances.
'We would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash or who may have dash-cam footage from the area around the time of the crash to please come forward.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2130 of 22 July, 2025.
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