A woman has died after being struck by a car in the Western Isles in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency crews raced to the fatal incident on the A859 near Balallan, on the Isle of Lewis, at 3.45am today after receiving a report of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.
Medics attended and the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. The stretch of road currently remains closed to allow a police investigation to take place.
