Police name man who died in Aberdeenshire road crash

A 76-year-old man who died in a road crash in Aberdeenshire on Friday has been named by police.

Police officers were called to a report of a collision involving a blue Ford Fiesta and a male pedestrian on the A96 Huntly to Inverurie Road near Colpy at around 7.15am on Friday, February 21.

Emergency services attended and Gordon Smith, from the Aberdeenshire area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the Ford Fiesta, a 26-year-old woman, was uninjured.

Inquiries are ongoing into the crash and officers are keen to trace the driver of an HGV which was seen in the area at the time.

Sergeant Sarah Ritchie of Police Scotland’s North East Road Policing Unit said: “Our thoughts remain with Gordon’s family and friends at this difficult time.

“Our inquiries into the circumstances of the collision continue and I would urge anyone that was driving on the A96 near Colpy around 7.15am on Friday to get in touch with us.

“We are particularly keen to speak to the driver of an HGV, which had been driving north towards Huntly at the time.

“I would appeal again to anyone who may have dashcam footage to contact police on 101, quoting incident number 0517 of February 21 2025.”