Driver in “critical” condition after North Uist crash

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after a serious car crash in North Uist.

The badly hurt casualty suffered multiple injures and was airlifted to hospital in Glasgow.

The man, in his 30s, was driving the Volkswagen Passat, which smashed around 9.30pm on Monday on the Loop Road in Lochmaddy.

The accident occurred between the sheriff court building and the north junction to the main entrance to the village.

The casualty was the only occupant in the car. No other vehicle was involved in the collision, the police said.

Emergency services attended the scene.

Police said the man was later “transferred to hospital in Glasgow where he remains in a critical condition”.

The road was closed for several hours, with local diversions in place.

Officers from the road policing unit at Dingwall travelled by ferry via Skye to investigate the incident.

Police are appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision and hasn’t already been in touch to make contact via 101.