Appeal following fatal road crash on the A836 Castletown to Dunnet road

Road policing officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A836 Castletown to Dunnet road.

The incident happened around 8am on Friday, 24 June, just outside Castletown and involved a motorcycle and a blue Vauxhall Astra.

The driver of the motorcycle sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was Liam Mackay (pictured), aged 21, from Dunnet. His family said: “Liam was a loving son, brother, grandson and friend.”

The driver and passenger of the car were checked over by the Scottish Ambulance Service but did not require hospital treatment.

The road was closed while crash investigation work was carried out and re-opened around 2.35pm

Sergeant Alasdair MacKay said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Liam at what is a very difficult time for them and they have asked for privacy while they come to terms with what has happened.

“Our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances of what happened and we are asking anyone who has information that could help with our crash investigation to get in touch.

“In addition we are asking anyone with dash-cam footage that could assist officers to also make contact with us.”

Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0638 of Friday, 24 June, 2022.