Four appear in court after bikes crash on rural road

FOUR men have been accused of attempted murder following a crash involving a number of motorbikes in a Scots village.

The incident led to a rural road being closed for several hours, with a number of bikes and helmets scattered across the roadside.

Police said the ‘collision and subsequent disturbance’ happened on the A98 in the village of Cullen, Aberdeenshire, on Saturday afternoon.

A number of people were said to have been assaulted when a brawl broke out following a ‘multi-vehicle’ crash just after 4.30pm.

Their injuries were described by police as ‘non-life threatening’ but four men have now been charged with five counts each of assault to severe injury, danger of life and attempted murder.

Appearing from custody at Elgin Sheriff Court yesterday, Ian Ewing, 42, Patrick Noble, 51, and Kyle Urquhart, 21, from Aberdeen, as well as Ian Yeomans, 56, from Peterhead, made no plea to the charges.

Yeomans is also accused of having a knife or blade in a public place.

All four men were committed for further examination and released on bail.

Police are continuing to appeal for witnesses to come forward. Inspector Neil Campbell said: ‘I am still looking to hear from anyone who would have been travelling along the A98 between Banff and Buckie around the time in question and who thinks they witnessed the collision itself or the disturbance.

‘I am especially keen to speak to anyone who may have dashcam footage of what happened, or who captured the incident immediately before or after, in the vicinity of Cullen on the A98.

‘Anyone with information is asked to contact the police on 101 using incident number 2911 of September 8 or Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.’

‘Keen to receive dashcam footage’