Man, 72, dies after being hit by van in Highland hotel car park

A man, 72, has died after being struck by a van in a hotel car park in the Highlands.

Emergency services were called to the car park of the Bettyhill Hotel following reports that a Mercedes Sprinter van struck a pedestrian at around 1.30pm on Tuesday.

A 72-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.

The A836, which forms part of the NC500 through Sutherland, was closed to allow enquiries to be carried out and re-opened around 8pm.

Sergeant Calum Macaulay said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died at this extremely difficult time.

“Enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances and I am appealing for anyone who witnessed the crash, and hasn’t already spoken to officers, to get in touch.

“I would also ask anyone who was in the area and may have dash-cam or private CCTV footage that could assist to contact us.”

Anyone with any information is asked to call 101 quoting reference 1561 of Tuesday, 6 October, 2026.