Moray crash on B9040 between Lossiemouth and Hopeman leaves motorcyclist in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary in ‘life-threatening’ condition

A motorcyclist is in “life-threatening” condition in hospital after a two-vehicle collision on a coastal road.

A 60-year-old man was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary after a crash on the B9040 between Lossiemouth and Hopeman on Sunday, September 1.

He was riding a black Honda CBR 600F motorcycle and was heading towards Lossie when he involved in a collision with a silver Skoda Yeti, driven by an 81-year-old man, which was heading in the same direction.

Medical staff describe the motorcyclist’s condition as life-threatening. The driver of the Skoda - and his two female passengers, aged 75 and 46 - are uninjured.

Police officers at Elgin’s Road Policing Unit are continuing their enquiries into the collision and are appealing for witnesses.

Sergeant Lesley Morrison would like to speak to anyone who witnessed the crash, or who was travelling on the road around the time of the incident and may have captured it on their dashcams.

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland via telephone number 101 and quote incident number 1743 of September 1, 2024.

The B9040 was closed for the majority of Sunday afternoon, with police and fire service teams on the scene.

A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 1.05pm and Operations Control mobilised two appliances to the scene.

“One person was taken to hospital. Crews left after ensuring the area was made safe.”