Elderly pensioner, 83, dies in Ford Transit van collision off Scottish main road as police launch investigation
An elderly woman has died after a collision just off a main road in a Scottish city.
The 83-year-old woman was walking along Christian Road in Broughty Ferry, Dundee, when she was involved in a crash with a silver Ford Transit van.
The woman died at the scene after the incident at about 5.25pm on Saturday, December 13. Her next of kin have been informed. The driver of the van was uninjured.
The road was closed for six hours while Police Scotland investigations took place.
Sergeant David Farr said: “Our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the woman who died at this extremely difficult time.
“Our investigation into the crash is ongoing, and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time and saw what happened to contact officers.
“I’d also ask that those with private CCTV or dashcam footage review this to see if it has captured anything of significance.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 2579 of December 13, 2025.