A woman who died after being hit by a car on the Isle of Lewis has been named.
The incident happened at 3.45am yesterday on the main spinal road connecting the islands of Lewis and Harris at Balallan.
Emergency services attended and the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police have now named the woman who died in the A859 accident as Cathie Ann MacLeod, 62, who lived in Balallan.
The A859 Stornoway to Tarbert road was closed in both directions at the village’s Kinloch Community Hub for nearly 14 hours.
There was no diversions available to put in place and motorists were urged to avoid the area while police worked at the scene.
Police have now launched an investigation to piece together what happened in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Sergeant Ewan Calder, of the Fort William road policing unit, said: “Our thoughts are with Cathie Ann’s family and friends and our inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing.
“I am appealing for anyone who saw either Cathie Ann or the car, and who has not already spoken to officers, to get in touch.
“I would also ask anyone who was in the Balallan area around the time and who may have dash-cam footage which could assist to contact us.”
Anyone with information about the incident should call police on 101, quoting incident 0411 from May 11.
A859 closed following accident
The A859, which is the one of the main roads on Isle of Lewis, remained closed until about 5pm yesterday, causing travel disruption for commuters and drivers.
CalMac passengers travelling between Berneray on North Uist and Leverburgh on Harris driving either to or from Lewis were among those affected by the accident.
Lochs Motor Transport also cancelled all services between Tarbert and Stornoway today due to the incident, including Nicolson school buses.
They said on social media: “There will be no services from Tarbert north to Stornoway including South Lochs, Arivruaich, Balallan, Laxay and Keose.
“Services south of Tarbert will operate as far north as Tarbert. The W8 Ranish and W1Ness services are not affected.”
The fire service confirmed they were not been called to attend the A859 road accident on Lewis.
Coastguard crews were tasked by police to assist with road traffic management at the scene.
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