A pensioner has died and a woman was seriously injured following a horror crash in the Highlands.
Police were alerted to reports of the smash shortly after 5.30pm on Thursday May 26.
Emergency crews including the Scottish Ambulance Service raced to the scene on the A938 near the village of Carrbridge.
Upon arrival, the 74-year-old male driver of the bronze Volvo XC90 could not be saved and was sadly pronounced dead.
The 73-year-old female passenger of the vehicle was also involved in the tragic incident.
She was rushed to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness with serious injuries but she medical staff haver described her as stable.
No other vehicle was involved in the event.
The road was locked down by police for several hours after the crash while officers conducted enquiries. It has since reopened.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 5.40pm on Thursday, 26 May, police were called to a report of a one-car crash on the A938 near Carrbridge.
“Emergency services attended but the 74-year-old male driver was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A 73-year-old woman was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness with serious injuries."
"The road was closed for around five hours while crash investigations were carried out.”
Sergeant Ewan Calder of the North Road Policing Unit added: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.
“I am asking anyone who may have been in the area at the time and saw what happened or has dash-cam footage that could assist us with our investigation to get in touch.”
Anyone with any extra information should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident no. 2596 of Thursday, May 26.
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