Margaret Ritchie of Inverurie named as Nairn fatality

The 80-year-old woman killed by a lorry in an accident on the A96 in Nairn on Thursday was Margaret Ritchie, from Inverurie, police have said.

A second pedestrian, an 82-year-old woman, was seriously injured in the incident.

Police said she was in a stable condition in Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

The crash happened at about 15:30 on the town's Academy Street, which forms part of the trunk road.

Police have appealed for witnesses.