Cyclist dies following two-car crash near Scottish village

A 52-year-old man has died after a crash involving two vehicles on the A90, near Boddam, Aberdeenshire.

The Press and Journal reported that emergency services were called at around 2:30pm on Wednesday, but the cyclist was pronounced dead at the scene.

A police spokesperson said his family has been informed.

A section of the A90 was closed for six hours while officers investigated, reopening at 8:30pm.

A 52-year-old man has died after a crash involving two vehicles on the A90, near Boddam, Aberdeenshire.

A police spokeswoman said: “We were called around 2.30pm on Wednesday December 2 to a report of a crash involving two vehicles and a cyclist, on the A90 near Boddam.

“Sadly the 52-year-old cyclist died at the scene and his family have been informed.

“The road was closed for six hours to allow for collision investigation work and re-opened around 8.30pm.

“Anyone with information that can help with our enquiries into what happened is asked to call us on 101, quoting incident 1710 of Wednesday, 2 December, 2020.”

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