Motorist dies in Aberdeenshire road crash

It happened on the A947

Author: Dave GallowayPublished 11th Sep 2026
Last updated 11th Sep 2026

A man is dead after a crash in Aberdeenshire.

The 36-year-old was behind the wheel of a white Vauxhall Combo van van which collided with a blue Volvo Skip Loader lorry on the A947 near Fyvie, shortly before 1.30 yesterday afternoon.

He was pronounced dead at the scene while the 33-year-old man driving the lorry was taken to hospital - no-one else was involved.

The road was closed for several hours for collision investigation.

Sergeant Chris Bain said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died, and we continue to offer support to them. Our enquiries remain ongoing and I'd appeal to anyone with dash-cam who was in the area around the time of the incident to check their footage for any images that could assist our enquiries."

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 1543 of Thursday, 10 September, 2026.

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