Police name duo killed in Fort William road accident

A man and a woman who died after their car plunged into a loch were named by police today.

Friends Roderick MacInnes, 21, and Kirsty Bryden, 20, had been travelling along the A830 between Fort William and Mallaig in the Highlands when the vehicle left the road at around 10pm last night and went into Loch Eilt.

The pair were taken to the Belford Hospital in Fort William where they were later confirmed dead.

Mr MacInnes, a fish farm technician, was from Oakbank in Lochailort in the Highlands.

Ms Bryden, from Craiglea, Lochailort, worked at a restaurant as a general assistant.

A spokesman for Northern Constabulary said: "A full road collision investigation has been carried out by the force's road policing unit and a report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal."

Highlands and Islands Fire and Rescue Service sent two engines to the scene and used a winch to pull the car from the water.