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| Police name road death footballer | |
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| A man who died after being hit by a car on the outskirts of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in the early hours of Sunday has been named by police. | A man who died after being hit by a car on the outskirts of Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, in the early hours of Sunday has been named by police. |
| Scott Lammie, 25, from Oakley, Fife, died in the collision on the B9001 at about 0200 BST. | Scott Lammie, 25, from Oakley, Fife, died in the collision on the B9001 at about 0200 BST. |
| Police said junior footballer Mr Lammie was walking with a friend when he was struck by a silver Vauxhall Corsa. | |
| The road was closed while accident investigations were carried out. Grampian Police appealed for witnesses. | |
| Mr Lammie had been working in the north east and was staying at a guest house in the Aberchirder area. | Mr Lammie had been working in the north east and was staying at a guest house in the Aberchirder area. |
| He was a junior footballer with Oakley United and was described by former club chairman, Jock Haddow, as a "great lad and a good player". | |
| Insp Ewan Innes said: "Our inquiries into the circumstances surrounding this unfortunate collision are continuing. | |
| "We are particularly keen to speak to anyone who may have encountered Mr Lammie and his friend walking along the B9001 prior to the collision, or who may have seen them within Inverurie, or elsewhere, during Saturday evening." |