A pensioner has tragically died after a horror crash involving two cars on the A90 this morning. A red Dacia Sandero and a grey Vauxhall Zafira, both travelling towards Peterhead, collided near Hatton in Aberdeenshire at around 11am.
Mercy crews rushed to the scene and the 82-year-old female driver of the Dacia was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. The 76-year-old female passenger of the Vauxhall was rushed to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries.
Medics have described her condition as non-life threatening. The driver of the Vauxhall - a 49-year-old man - was uninjured.
The A90 currently remains closed. Officers have urged motorists to find alternative routes, with diversions in place via Mintlaw.
While enquiries into the fatal incident remain ongoing, Police Scotland has urged any witnesses of the crash to come forward.
Sergeant Steve Manson, from the North East Road Policing Unit said: “As we continue our enquiries in to the collision, our thoughts remain with the family of the driver who sadly died.
“I would appeal for anyone who witnessed the incident and has not yet spoken to Police, or anyone who has dashcam of the area either before or immediately after the collision, to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident 1103 of 12 July, 2022.”
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