Teenager airlifted to hospital after being seriously injured in crash

The 19-year-old male driver and sole occupant was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

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A teenager was seriously injured and airlifted to hospital following a crash in the Highlands on Saturday afternoon.

Shortly after 3.55pm on November 25, a turquoise-coloured Volvo V70 car left the road and entered a field in Caithness.

The incident happened on the B874 at Strath of Watten, between the A99 at North Road in Wick and the B870 at Watten.

The 19-year-old male driver and sole occupant was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment to serious injuries.

Police are now urging anyone with information about the crash to get in touch.

Sergeant Calum MacAulay, of the Highland and Islands Road Policing Unit, said: “We are working to establish the full circumstances which led to this collision and would urge anyone with information to get in touch.

“We would be keen to speak to anyone who saw the Volvo car on the road before the incident, or anyone who may have dashcam footage from the area.

“If you can help, please call 101 quoting reference 2133 of November 25.”

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