Man who died in collision with HGV named by police

A man who died following a crash with a HGV near Peterhead has been named by police.

Gyorgy Jaczko , 53, died after the car he was driving, a grey Toyota Rav 4, collided with the HGV on the A90 at Auchiries at around 1pm on Friday January 17 .

Emergency services attended but Mr Gyorgy, who was from the Peterhead area, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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There were no reports of any other injuries at the time.

Sergeant Eoin Maxwell said: "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Gyorgy at his difficult time and they have asked that their privacy is respected."