A driver has died after his SUV smashed with a lorry within the north-east of Scotland.
The crash occurred on the A90 close to Cruden Bay, Aberdeenshire, at about 1pm yesterday.
The emergency providers rushed to the scene the place they discovered the the 53-year-old driver of a Toyota Rav4 fatally injured.
The paramedic crews have been unable to revive him and the person was pronounced useless on the scene.
The 47-year-old lorry driver was not injured.
A probe into the crash continues after the highway was shut for 13 hours, with motorists informed to keep away from the realm till the carriageway reopened.
Sergeant Eoin Maxwell stated: ‘Our ideas are with the household of the person who died, at this very tough time, in addition to with the others affected by this collision.
‘Our inquires stay ongoing to determine precisely what occurred.
‘I might ask anybody who was within the space across the time to contact us with any data, irrespective of how vital they imagine it could be.
‘In case you have a dashcam, please evaluate your footage because it might show vital to our investigation.’
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