An 82-year-old woman has died in hospital in hospital following a road crash between two cars in Orkney.
The incident happened around 6.40pm on Saturday, October 15, on the A965 at Cursiter, about a mile east of Finstown, and involved a red Land Rover Discovery and a black VW Golf.
The elderly woman was a passenger in the Discovery and was taken to Balfour Hospital after suffering serious injuries. She was transferred to to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where she died on Sunday, October 16.
The driver of the Discovery, a 79-year-old man, was taken to Balfour Hospital and treated for minor injuries, as was the driver of the Golf, a 26-year-old man.
The road was closed while investigation work was carried out and reopened around 3.30pm today. Police are now appealing for information as enquiries continue.
Road Policing Sergeant David Miller said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the woman who has died and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances relating to the crash.
“We are appealing to anyone who has information that could help with our enquiries to get in touch. In particular if you have dash-cam then please contact officers.”
Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2705 of Saturday, 15 October, 2022.
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