A pensioner who fell ill behind the wheel has tragically died after crashing into a garden near a Scots school.
Emergency services were called to the scene in Kemnay, Aberdeenshire, at around 11.30am on Thursday, February 23, after the alarm was raised.
An air ambulance was spotted landing in a field next to secondary school Kemnay Academy, prompting education bosses to reassure parents that no pupils or staff were at risk.
Police Scotland have since confirmed that a 77-year-old man passed away at the scene after officers, paramedics and fire crews were called, Aberdeen Live reports.
In a statement, the force said the man's next-of-kin had been informed of his death following a ‘medical episode’.
A spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to a report of a car going into a garden in Kemnay, close to Bremner Way, at around 11.30am on Thursday, 23 February.
“A 77-year-old man, the driver of the car, was pronounced dead at the scene following a medical episode. His next-of-kin have been made aware.”
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