A9 crash: Motorcyclist from Arisaig dies in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary two weeks after crash on A9 near Latheron, Caithness
A man who was critically injured in a crash on the A9 two weeks ago has died in hospital.
Lorne MacMillan, from Arisaig, was severely injured when his motorcycle and a grey Peugeot car collided around two miles north of Latheron at around 9.50am on Sunday, August 10.
He was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died yesterday (Monday, August 25).
His family have paid tribute to a “darling” man who was the “centre of our world”, adding that “our hearts are forever broken”.
"We are devastated to share that our darling Lorne lost his fight for life last night,£ they said, in a statement. “Our hearts are forever broken. He was the centre of our world.
“He was a best friend and partner, dad, son, brother, uncle and friend to so many more. Our hearts will never heal. We request that you respect our privacy as we are forced to accept that our lives have changed forever. We love you forever our darling boy."
Following the crash, the driver and passenger of the car were also taken to hospital as a precaution and later released.
One woman was arrested and charged in connection with a road traffic offence and released on an undertaking to appear in court at a later date. The road was closed and re-opened around 5.05pm.
Police investigations are ongoing, and anyone with dashcam footage of the vehicles in the run-up to the crash is urged to get in touch.
Sergeant Neil MacDonald said: “Our enquiries into the full circumstances of this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone who saw what happened, or who may have dash-cam footage from the area at the time, to contact us as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting “incident number 1043 of August 10”.