Appeal for information after fatal road crash near Lairg

Road policing officers in the Highlands are appealing for information following a fatal crash near Lairg.

Police were called to a report of a white Mazda RX8 having been found on the A836 at Torroble near Lairg, at 3.20pm on Sunday (October 16).

Emergency services attended, and two men, aged 25 and 24, were pronounced dead at the scene.

It is believed the car had left the road some time before it was found and reported to police.

Officers are appealing for anyone who was travelling on the road from the early hours of Sunday morning until the car was reported to police to come forward.

Sergeant Calum MacAulay, of Dingwall Road Policing Unit, said: “Our enquiries into the circumstances of this crash are at an early stage, and our thoughts remain with the families of these two young men.

"I would ask anyone who was travelling on the road from the early hours of Sunday morning until the car was reported to police to contact officers.

“If there are any motorists with dashcam footage that were in the area around the time of the incident, please get in touch with police.”

Anyone with information can contact police via 101, quoting incident number 2086 of 16 October.

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