A motorcyclist who died following a serious crash on the A9 near Latheron has been named as Lorne MacMillan from Arisaig.
The collision occurred around 9.50am on Sunday, 10 August, approximately two miles north of the Caithness village, and involved Mr MacMillan’s black motorcycle and a grey Peugeot.
Emergency services were quickly on the scene, and Mr MacMillan was airlifted to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with life-threatening injuries.
He died in hospital on Monday, 25 August.
His family have released a moving tribute through Police Scotland, saying:
“We are devastated to share that our darling Lorne lost his fight for life last night.
“Our hearts are forever broken.
“He was the centre of our world.
“He was a best friend and partner, dad, son, brother, uncle and friend to so many more.
“Our hearts will never heal.
“We request that you respect our privacy as we are forced to accept that our lives have changed forever.
“We love you forever our darling boy.”
The driver and passenger of the car were taken to hospital as a precaution and have since been discharged.
Police confirmed that a woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a road traffic offence.
She has been released on an undertaking and is due to appear in court at a later date.
The A9 was closed for over seven hours to allow investigations to take place, reopening shortly after 5pm.
Sergeant Neil MacDonald of Police Scotland said:
“Our enquiries into the full circumstances of this crash are ongoing and I would urge anyone who saw what happened, or who may have dash-cam footage from the area at the time, to contact us as soon as possible.”
Anyone with information is encouraged to call Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 1043 of 10 August 2025.
