Two Die In Fatal Cortes Collision

Two people have been killed and a child has been seriously injured following a one vehicle road collision in Cortes at the weekend, Grampian Police confirmed today.

The incident occurred on the A90 Peterhead to Fraserburgh road, during the early hours of Sunday morning.

All three were occupants of a Vauxhall Frontera car which left the road and overturned about 1.15am.

A male and female, both believed to be in their 30s and from the Fraserburgh area, were pronounced dead at the scene.

The child, a girl aged two, was taken to Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital, where her condition is described as serious but stable.

There were no other persons within the vehicle at the time of the collision.

Inspector Ewan Innes from Grampian Police Roads Policing Department attended the scene.

He said: "This is a particularly tragic incident and my thoughts are with the family of those involved.

"Our enquiries are at a very early stage and I appeal to anyone who witnessed the collision or its immediate aftermath to contact the police."

The road was closed for around seven hours while Collision Investigators examined the scene.

About 9.40am on Sunday morning, a short time after the road re-opened, a two vehicle collision occurred on the A90 at Philorth, when a Volvo S60 motor car was in collision with a lorry.

The driver of the Volvo, a 37-year-old male from the Fraserburgh area, was taken by Ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, where his condition was described as serious.

The male lorry driver did not require hospital treatment.

Inspector Innes added: "Weather conditions have been very poor in the Buchan area over the weekend with many routes affected by snow.

"Clearly road and weather conditions at the time of both collisions will be taken into account during our enquiries."

(PR/BMcC)