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Baby & two children injured and a motorcyclist in ‘serious condition’ following crash with motorhome

A BABY and two children have been injured and a motorcyclist remains in a “serious condition” in hospital following a horror crash with motorhome in the Highlands.

Emergency services[1] raced to the A837 at Skiag Bridge, south-east of Lochinver at around 11.10am on Friday.

The incident took place at Skiag Bridge on the A737

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The incident took place at Skiag Bridge on the A737Credit: Google Maps

A 37-year-old man was riding a black and green Kawasaki motorbike when it collided with a Fiat[2] Ducato camper van containing a male driver and five passengers including three children.

The motorcyclist was taken to hospital[3] for treatment.

The 62-year-old male driver and passengers within the motorhome, three females, aged one, 27 and 64, and two boys, aged three and seven, were also taken to hospital for treatment.

Sergeant Calum MacAulay, of the Dingwall road policing unit said: “Our inquiries are ongoing and I would ask anyone who witnessed what happened or who saw either vehicle on the road prior to the crash to get in touch.

dashcam[4] footage from the area around the time of the incident.”

Anyone with information is asked to call 101, quoting incident number 1066 of August 9.

It comes as Skye locals slammed tourists for causing “total carnage”[5] by grid-locking a lifeline single track road used by emergency services.

One frustrated resident took to social media[6] to share an image of multiple vehicles backed up along the island’s 7-mile winding Glenbrittle Road after some drove onto the soft verge and got stuck.

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The route – which passes tourist hotspots like the Fairy Pools towards Glen Brittle Beach[7] – is also used by hill-walkers who wish to take on the island’s magnificent Black Cullin mountains.

It is an important route used by mountain rescue[8] who need quick access to the 12 most-challenging munros.

Total Carnage in Skye: Tourist Gridlock Blocks Vital Road

But the rural single track that uses passing places to facilitate two-way traffic[9] was brought to a stand-still for around two hours on Thursday afternoon after a camper-van became stuck on the soft grass ledge.

References

  1. ^ Emergency services (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  2. ^ Fiat (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  3. ^ hospital (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  4. ^ dashcam (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  5. ^ Skye locals slammed tourists for causing “total carnage” (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  6. ^ social media (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  7. ^ Beach (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  8. ^ rescue (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  9. ^ traffic (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)

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First picture of biker who died at scene of horror motorcycle crash near Scots beauty spot

A MOTORCYCLIST who tragically died in a horror crash near a popular Scots beauty spot has been pictured for the first time.

Emergency crews were called to the scene on the A837 near Loch Assynt.

Jeremy Weekes, 61, from Newquay in Cornwall

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Jeremy Weekes, 61, from Newquay in Cornwall
The rider of the motorbike is in hospital in a 'serious but stable' condition

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The rider of the motorbike is in hospital in a ‘serious but stable’ condition

The fatal smash involved a black BMW[1] GS1250 motorbike and a black Honda[2] VFR motorbike.

Jeremy Weekes, 61, from Newquay in Cornwall tragically died at the scene on May 22.

His car was involved in the horror[3] smash with the rider of the Honda bike late on Wednesday night.

Mercy crews raced the 60-year-old man to Aberdeen[4] Royal Infirmary.

Police[5] confirmed his condition as “serious but stable”.

The road was closed to allow for collision investigation[6] work to take place.

Police Scotland said: “The rider of the Honda, a 60-year-old man, was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

“His condition is described as serious but stable.”

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Sergeant Calum MacAulay said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Mr Weekes at what is a very difficult time.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and anyone who can assist and who has not yet spoken to officers is asked to contact Police Scotland[7].”

It comes after police named a woman who tragically died in a horror smash on the A9.

Morven Gordon, 42, from Aviemore died at the scene.

She was driving[8] a Kia[9] Rio which was involved in a crash with a Iveco Daily Van

The male passenger in the car and the male driver of the van were uninjured in the crash.

Emergency crews were called to the scene at Slochd[10], in the Highlands, at around 9.30pm on Monday, May 6.

Cops[11] locked down the road for around seven hours to allow collision investigators to conduct inquiries at the scene.

References

  1. ^ BMW (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  2. ^ Honda (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  3. ^ horror (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  4. ^ Aberdeen (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  5. ^ Police (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  6. ^ investigation (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  7. ^ Police Scotland (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  8. ^ driving (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  9. ^ Kia (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  10. ^ Emergency crews were called to the scene at Slochd (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  11. ^ Cops (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)