The woman who died in a crash on the A965 near Finstown, Orkney, on Saturday, 15 October, has now been named.
The woman who died in a crash on the A965 near Finstown, Orkney, on Saturday, 15 October, has now been named.
She was Whilma Hutchison, aged 82, from Finstown. Her family has asked for privacy.
The incident happened around 6.40pm at Cursiter, about a mile east of Finstown and involved a red Land Rover Discovery and a black VW Golf.
Emergency services attended and Whilma, a passenger in the Discovery, was taken to Balfour Hospital with serious injuries. She was transferred to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she died on Sunday, 16 October.
The driver of the Discovery, a 79-year-old man, and the driver of the Golf, a 26-year-old man, were both treated at Balfour Hospital for minor injuries.
The road was closed while collision investigation work was carried out and reopened around 3.30pm on Sunday, 16 October.
Road Policing Sergeant David Miller said: “Our thoughts remain with Whilma’s family and our enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances relating to the crash.
“We are appealing to anyone who may have seen either vehicle, including before the crash, to get in touch.
“If you have dash-cam relating to vehicles travelling on the A965 between Kirkwall and Finstown around the time of the incident I would also ask you to contact us.”
Anyone who has information that could help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2705 of Saturday, 15 October, 2022.
