A 66-year-old man has died after a collision near Loch of Skene yesterday morning.
He was driving one of three cars involved in a crash on the A944 Straik Road at 11.45am on Thursday.
Emergency services attended, and a section of the road was closed between Dunecht and the Kirkton of Skene junction for around 11 hours.
Inspector Lorraine Mackie of the road policing unit said: “Our inquiries are continuing to establish the full circumstances of what happened. Sadly, a man died and our thoughts are with his family and friends.
“I would ask anyone who may have witnessed the collision, or who may have dash-cam footage, and has not yet spoken to or provided this information to officers, to contact us as soon as possible.
“We are keen to trace the driver of an HGV who would have been travelling west on the A944 prior to the collision. The driver may be able to assist with inquiries.
“The road reopened at 10.30pm. I would like to thank members of the public for their patience while we carried out our investigation into this serious collision.”
“Anyone with information should call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1153 of 15 September.”
The male driver of another car was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the incident as a precaution.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: “We received a call at 11.37am to attend a road traffic collision on the A944.
“We dispatched two ambulances, the special operations response team and the trauma team to the scene, and one patient was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
Three fire appliances were sent from North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen Central and Inverurie to make the vehicles safe.
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