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| Police name head-on crash victims | Police name head-on crash victims |
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| Three people who were killed in a crash in Moray on Sunday have been named. | Three people who were killed in a crash in Moray on Sunday have been named. |
| The head-on collision happened at about 1300 GMT near the Findochty junction of the A98 Buckie to Cullen road. | The head-on collision happened at about 1300 GMT near the Findochty junction of the A98 Buckie to Cullen road. |
| The driver of one of the cars, Scott Nicol, 19, from Cullen, died at the scene. Three members of the same family were in the other car. | The driver of one of the cars, Scott Nicol, 19, from Cullen, died at the scene. Three members of the same family were in the other car. |
| Calvin Smith, eight, and his grandmother, Kathleen Reid, 72, from Buckie, died. The boy's 55-year-old aunt - the driver - was seriously hurt. | |
| She was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by helicopter. | She was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by helicopter. |
| Insp Mike McDonald, of Grampian Police, attended the scene. | Insp Mike McDonald, of Grampian Police, attended the scene. |
| He said: "Adverse weather conditions affected many parts of the north east during Sunday but the prevailing weather conditions at the time of the collision were not thought to be a factor. | He said: "Adverse weather conditions affected many parts of the north east during Sunday but the prevailing weather conditions at the time of the collision were not thought to be a factor. |
| "I am aware that we identified several witnesses at the time and we have spoken to them but I am anxious to speak to anyone else who witnessed the collision or who saw either the Fiesta or the Puma on the A98 prior to the collision. | "I am aware that we identified several witnesses at the time and we have spoken to them but I am anxious to speak to anyone else who witnessed the collision or who saw either the Fiesta or the Puma on the A98 prior to the collision. |
| "It is believed that the Ford Puma travelled from the Cullen area and the Fiesta from Buckie." | "It is believed that the Ford Puma travelled from the Cullen area and the Fiesta from Buckie." |