A 58-year-old man has died after being hit by a lorry on Victoria Road in Torry, Aberdeen, on Friday, October 23. Emergency services were called to the scene shortly after 10am, and the man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed.
Emergency Response and Road Closure
Police locked down the area following the incident, closing Victoria Road and several surrounding roads for six hours. The Scottish Ambulance Service dispatched an ambulance, a paramedic response unit (PRU), and a special operations response team (SORT) to the scene.
Images from the scene show police tape cordoning off the area, with police and ambulance vehicles blocking the street. A white lorry can be seen stopped by the side of the road.
Appeal for Witnesses
Sergeant Chris Bain of the North East Road Policing Department said: “My thoughts are with the family and friends of the man who died. Our enquiries are ongoing and I’m appealing to anyone who witnessed the collision or who may have dashcam footage to contact police as it may assist in our enquiries.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 10:08 to attend a road traffic collision on Victoria Road, Aberdeen. We dispatched an ambulance, a paramedic response unit (PRU), and a special operations response team (SORT) to the scene.”
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0845 of Friday, 23 October, 2026.
