Death crash motorcyclist named
Mr Kennedy was pronounced dead at the scene on the A957 "Slug" road between Stonehaven and Banchory at Rickarton.
A 50 year-old woman from Tayside, the driver of the Vauxhall Astra involved in the collision, was said to be shocked but uninjured.
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Although bikers make up only 2 per cent of motorists in the Grampian region, they accounted for 26 per cent of the 31 deaths on the area's roads last year.