Skerries in shock after island stalwart dies

A SMALL island community in Shetland is in deep shock after one of its central characters died when her car left the road on Saturday afternoon.

Brenda Hay died after the car she was driving came off the main A970 near the Sandwater junction around 11.30am on Saturday. The passenger in the car was taken to Lerwick’s Gilbert Bain Hospital with minor injuries.

The main road was closed for 24 hours after the accident while police investigators examined the scene.

The 47 year old nursery teacher and former community council chairwoman had been a mainstay of the community for many years, teaching home economics in the local school for many years.