Picture from the scene of the A96 crash near Tornagrain
Police have named the pensioner who died in an accident on the A96 near Inverness on Tuesday evening.
Hazel Mackerness, 83, from Forres, died at the scene on the busy Inverness to Nairn road, near Petty Church, at 8.30pm.
A statement said: “At approximately 8.26pm on Tuesday, September, 23 September 2014, Police Scotland received a report of a serious road traffic collision on the A96 near Tornagrain, involving two cars and a pedestrian.
“Sadly, as a result of injuries sustained in the collision, the pedestrian died at the scene. Her identity can now be confirmed as Hazel Mackerness, 83, from Forres.
“Enquiries are ongoing into the incident and a report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
“Police would ask that anyone with information, or who were in the area at the time of the collision, please contact them on 101.”
Forres pensioner named as woman who died in A96 accident
