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Appeal for information following fatal crash on A98

Officers are appealing for information following a fatal crash on the A98 near Banff.

The crash happened around 7.15pm on Wednesday, 3 September, 2025, involving a blue Honda Civic and a grey BMW X5.

A 21-year-old woman, the driver of the Honda, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The road was closed and later reopened.

Sergeant Lesley Morrison said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the woman who has died at this difficult time.

“Enquiries are ongoing and we are appealing to anyone who witnessed the crash to contact us.

“We also ask anyone with dash-cam footage of the area at the time to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident 2994 of Wednesday, 3 September, 2025.

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