92-year-old woman dies after being hit by vehicle in Inverness

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 29 Oct, 21:38 · Archive

A 92-year-old woman died after being hit by a vehicle in Inverness city centre on Thursday, 29 October. The Daily Record reports the vehicle was a lorry. Emergency services were called to Academy Street near the railway station at around 9.50am, and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Her next of kin were informed.

Academy Street was closed between Crown Road and Chapel Street for seven hours while police carried out enquiries. The road reopened at 5pm. The railway station itself was unaffected by the closures.

Sergeant Calum MacAulay said: 'Our thoughts are with the woman who died at this difficult time. Extensive enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and we're appealing for anyone with information to come forward.' Police asked anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage to contact them.

How it is being reported

• Woman, 92, dies after being 'hit by lorry' in Inverness as road closed for seven hoursThe pensioner sadly died at the scene after the incident in the city centre on Thursday morning.Daily Record · 29 Oct, 21:03
• 92-year-old woman dies in Scottish city after being hit by vehicleA 92-YEAR-OLD woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Inverness ...The National · 29 Oct, 20:53

In this story: Inverness · Academy Street · Police Scotland · Calum MacAulay

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