Woman killed in A96 crash named by police as witnesses appeal is issued
POLICE have named the woman who died in a two-vehicle collision on the A96 earlier today and renewed an appeal for witnesses.
The accident, which happened near Brodie at around 5.55am this morning, involved a grey Peugeot car and an Isuzu pick-up.
The woman who died was named this evening as Katrina Smith (76) from the Burghead area. She was driving the Peugeot car.
The 25-year-old man who was in the silver Isuzu pick-up remains in what police described as a "serious" condition in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Sergeant Scott Deans of the Road Policing Department said: "Our thoughts at this difficult time remain with those involved. Our investigations continue and in order to help piece together exactly what happened, I would urge anyone who may have seen either vehicle prior to the collision, or who saw the incident itself and who hasn't yet come forward, to contact police on 101 or speak to an officer in person quoting incident number 1012 of the April 28.
