Tragedy as biker killed in horror crash with van on busy Scots road
FATAL SMASH Tragedy as biker killed in horror crash with van on busy Scots road
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A BIKER has tragically died after a horror crash with a van on a busy road in the Scottish Highlands.
The fatal collision happened on the B9176 near Alness, which is three miles west of Invergordon, yesterday evening.
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Police raced to the scene of the crash yesterday evening
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Emergency services raced to the scene at the junction with B817 at around 7.20pm.
The alarm was raised after police received reports of a crash involving a yellow Suzuki motorcycle and a white Iveco van.
When they arrived at the scene, a 31-year-old man, who was riding the motorbike, was found injured.
He was tragically pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the van did not need any medical treatment.
Cops locked down the road for over seven hours to allow collision investigators to conduct inquiries at the scene.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died at this difficult time
Sergeant Christopher Donaldson
It was reopened again at 2.40am this morning.
Police have now launched an investigation into the fatal crash and have said that inquiries are ongoing.
And they are appealing to 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.
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Sergeant Christopher Donaldson said: 'Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died at this difficult time.
'Enquiries are ongoing, and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash to contact us.
'We'd also ask anyone driving in the area at the time with dash-cam footage to come forward.'
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 3167 of Wednesday, 6 August, 2025.
The tragedy comes weeks after another biker was killed in a crash with a car.
On July 14, we told how a 65-year-old rider died after colliding with a black Skoda Octavia.
The man passed away after the crash on the A85 near Lochawe at 10.30am.
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