Boy, 16, is killed and 15-year-old girl is fighting for life after Audi crash in Scottish Highlands
Boy, 16, is killed and 15-year-old girl is fighting for life in hospital after Audi they were travelling in as passengers crashed in Scottish Highlands
- Blue Audi RS4 crashed on the B9176 in Scottish Highlands on Saturday morning
- A 16-year-old boy was killed and a 15-year-old girl critically injured in incident
- Police have called for dashcam footage from other drivers to aid investigation
Police are appealing for potentially crucial dashcam footage after a 16-year-old boy was killed in a crash in the Scottish Highlands which also critically injured a 15-year-old girl.
The boy, named locally as Craig Melville, had been a back seat passenger in a blue Audi RS4, which ploughed into a wall on the B9176, known as Struie Road, Fyrish, on Saturday at about 9.35am.
The vehicle was being driven near Alness by a 39-year-old man, who remains in hospital, along with a 15-year-old girl who is fighting for her life.
A 22-year-old woman was also injured but was released from hospital, the Daily Record reports.
Police have appealed for potentially crucial dashcam footage after a 16-year-old boy was killed in a crash in the Scottish Highlands which also critically injured a 15-year-old girl.
An investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances of the incident.
A teenage boy, named locally as Craig Melville, had been a back seat passenger in a blue Audi RS4, which ploughed into a wall on the B9176, known as Struie Road, Fyrish, on Saturday at about 9.35am
The vehicle was being driven near Alness by a 39-year-old man, who remains in hospital, along with a 15-year-old girl who is fighting for her life (pictured: Police at the scene)
The road was closed for several hours as collision investigators examined the scene.
Police have now appealed for drivers to get in touch with any dashcam footage of the incident.
Sgt David Miller from Police Scotland said: ‘We are appealing to any other road users who were in the area around the time of the incident to contact us, did you see a blue Audi, did you pass it on the road?
‘Any small piece of information could be vital in our inquiries.
An investigation is under way to establish the full circumstances of the incident
The accident happened on the B9176, known as Struie Road, Fyrish (pictured), on Saturday at about 9.35am
‘In particular, we would ask motorists with dashcams to check their footage as they could have captured an image which could assist us.’
The vehicle was travelling west on the B817 when it turned right onto the B9176 and appears to have lost control and hit a wall at the junction of Fyrish Substation.
Emergency services attended and a 16-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene.
