Police name victim of Aberdeenshire road crash
John Grover, 62, was from the village of New Pitsligo, near Fraserburgh.
Your support helps us to tell the story
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.
Your support makes all the difference.A man who died in a crash in Aberdeenshire has been named by police.
John Grover, 62, was struck after a collision involving a silver Ford Transit van on the A90 Aberdeen to Peterhead road near Foveran on Thursday.
He had been driving a silver Hyundai i40 but had stopped and was outside the car when the collision happened.
The thoughts of everyone at Police Scotland are with John’s family and friends at this most difficult of times
Mr Grover, who was from the village of New Pitsligo, near Fraserburgh, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The van driver was not injured.
Sergeant Chris Smith of the North East Road Policing Unit, said: “The thoughts of everyone at Police Scotland are with John’s family and friends at this most difficult of times.
“Inquiries are still ongoing to establish the full circumstances of the collision and we are keen to speak to anyone who was driving at, or near, the location who has not already been spoken to by an officer.”