Category: Accident

The identity of the woman who died as a result of a road crash on the A96 near Fochabers on Tues 28 April has been revealed as Leigh-Anne Wood, 28, of Elgin. The collision happened on the A96 near Dramlachs, just over a mile south-east of Fochabers shortly before 8.40am. The victim who was alone in the car was driving a grey Peugeot 2008 which was involved in a collision with a red Audi A3 and a white Ford Transit van. The male driver and passenger from the Ford suffered non-life threatening injuries, while the male driver of the Audi was uninjured.

Her family issued a statement through Police Scotland. See the statement issued by her family below:
“We are devastated by the tragic loss of our beautiful, warm, fun loving, caring wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend to so many.
“The family would like to thank everyone who stopped and assisted at the scene of the accident and to all the Emergency Services for the compassion shown towards both Leigh-Anne and the family.
“Thank you to everyone for their well wishes and for all the messages of support.”

A mobile crane overturned on the A96 road in Moray between Alves and Elgin at around 10:15 Monday morning. Fortunately no lives were lost. Fire service from Forres and Elgin and a heavy rescue unit from Inverness were sent to the scene to rescue the driver who suffered serious injury.

According to Scotland Television, a Scottish man has died after being docked down while taking a selfie on a German motorway, the 22 year old was with his friend when the accident happened. How sad.

A Glasgow court has ruled that a woman whose dangerous driving took the life of a 73 year old pensioner and seriously injured three others would be spared prison time because spending tim in jail will cause her family hardship. Anna-Marie Strachan veered on to the wrong side of the A90 between Fraserburgh and Peterhead in Aberdeenshire on July 31, 2014.

Pensioner Mr Thomson, who was behind the wheel of the Passat, suffered serious injuries in the crash but died the following day. Mr Thomson’s wife Frances and two young children were also seriously hurt. On Wednesday at the High Court in Glasgow, judge Lady Stacey said she had thought “long and hard” about the case.

She noted Strachan was the mother of two young children and their main carer and a jail sentence could mean her husband losing his job and the family home. The judge said these factors were behind her decision not to hand Strachan a custodial sentence. Strachan was instead sentenced to 300 hours’ unpaid community work and banned from driving for eight years.

Original article by Stv

The 36-year-old, from Bucksburn in Aberdeen, was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness following the smash with the Land Rover Discovery at around 9.30am.

Mr Findon died in hospital last Wednesday following the collision.

Police confirmed on Monday a report on the fatal crash will be submitted to the procurator fiscal. How sad.

Kieran McQuillan was killed on Friday 7th April after he was hit by a van in Elgin. The tragedy which happened only six days after he celebrated his birthday has shaken many people in the community. The father Gavin McQuillan who posted picture on his facebook page was said to have lost his daughter last year. No details about the incident have been released but it is believed that the sad event happened while he was playing and riding his scooter. The police are calling for eye witness who could help with the investigation. Please contact the police if you saw or know anything, may his soul rest in peace.