Road Policing officers are appealing for information following Wednesday's fatal crash on the A867 near to Lochmaddy, North Uist.

They are seeking to establish the full circumstances and appealing for witnesses to get in touch and any dash-cam footage.

The incident happened around 8.55pm on Wednesday 30 September, 2026, at Loch A’Bhruid and involved two vehicles, a black Mercedes A Class and a black Kia Ceed.

Emergency services attended and the driver of the Kia, a 43-year-old man, was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Glasgow where he died a short time later. A 36-year-old man was taken to Benbecula Hospital for treatment.

The road was closed for around 24 hours to allow an investigation to be carried out and reopened around 9pm on Thursday 1 October.

Sergeant Calum MacAulay said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who has died at this difficult time.

“Our enquiries remain ongoing to establish the full circumstances of this crash and we are appealing to any witnesses to contact us.

“We’d also ask anyone with dash-cam footage to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 3342 of 30 September, 2026.