Appeal following fatal crash on A97 near Inverness

Road policing officers are continuing to appeal for information following a fatal crash on the A96 near Inverness.

Around 8.45am on Friday, 18 July, emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on the A96 at Newton of Petty involving a red Vauxhall Corsa and a black Volvo XC60.

The driver of the Corsa, a 50-year-old woman, was taken by air ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. She died in hospital on Thursday, 24 July.

The passenger of the Volvo, a 74-year-old woman, was also airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she remains in stable condition. The driver of the Volvo, a 74-year-old man, was taken to Raigmore Hospital and was later discharged.

A dog travelling in the Corsa died at the scene.

The road was closed to allow for a collision investigation and reopened around 6.30pm.

Sergeant Ewan Calder said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who has died, and we continue to carry out enquiries to establish the full circumstances of the crash and the events leading up to it.

“We are keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash or who saw the Vauxhall Corsa being driven in the area prior to the collision.

“I would also urge anyone with dash-cam footage or any other information that could assist to contact police.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 0755 of Friday, 18 July, 2025.