“Our enquiries into the circumstances of the crash proceed.”
A person who died after being knocked down by an ambulance because it raced to a 999 name has been named by police.
Gary Dewar, 40, was killed within the accident close to Elgin final Saturday, February 22. He had been strolling on the A96 at Barmuckity when he was struck round 3.30am.
Gary, from Lhanbryde, was rushed to hospital however handed away a short while later. The highway was shut for practically 10 hours whereas an investigation was carried out.
Sergeant Dave Cooper, of the North East Highway Policing Unit, mentioned: “Our ideas stay with Gary’s household and associates at this troublesome time. They’ve requested that their privateness is revered.
“Our enquiries into the circumstances of the crash proceed and I might urge anybody that was driving on the A96 close to Elgin across the time of the incident, to get in contact.
“I might enchantment once more to anybody who could have dash-cam footage to contact police on 101, quoting incident quantity 0494 of the 22 February, 2025.”
Tributes have been paid to Gary on social media with associates describing him as a “character with an enormous variety hearted soul”.
One other mentioned he could be “sorely missed by all who knew him”, including: “Sleep simple wee Gaz”.
