Elderly man dies in hospital following two-car crash on Isle of Sanday in Orkney

An elderly man has died in hospital following a two-car collision on an island in Orkney.

Emergency services were called to the B9070 on the Isle of Sanday around 12.15pm on Friday, following a collision involving a grey Jeep Renegade Sport M-Jet estate car and a grey Volvo V70 estate car.

The driver of the Volvo, a 87-year-old man, was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where he died a few hours later.

The driver of the Jeep was not injured.

The road was closed for investigation work to be carried out and re-opened around 4.50pm on Saturday.

Sergeant Neil MacDonald said: “Our thoughts are with the family of the man who died and enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances.

“We are appealing for anyone who saw what happened to come forward. If you were driving in the area at the time please check any dash-cam you have to see if it has captured anything that could help with our investigation.”

Anyone who can help is asked to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1334 of Friday, December 5, 2025.