Much-loved grandad named as victim of A90 crash near St Fergus
A 77-year-old who died in a crash on the A90 near St Fergus has been remembered as a loving family man.
Frederick Menzies was involved in a crash between a car and a van on the Aberdeen to Peterhead road, near St Fergus, on Wednesday.
Emergency services attended the incident at around 3.15pm and the road remained closed for around 11 hours[1] for officers to investigate the scene.
Police closed the A90 and diverted traffic. Image: Jason Hedges.
Mr Menzies was the driver of a blue Kia Ceed car and died at the scene.
The 60-year-old female driver of the van was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Her injuries were described as non-life threatening.
In a statement[2], his family said: “Fred was a loving father and husband, who was loved by his grandchildren.”
Sergeant Peter Henderson, of the north east policing unit, said: “Our thoughts remain with everyone affected by this collision.
“We are continuing to work to establish the full circumstances and would urge anyone with information or dash-cam footage to get in touch.
“Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 2435 of 28 June.”
References
- ^ closed for around 11 hours (www.pressandjournal.co.uk)
- ^ statement (www.facebook.com)