The family of a former NHS chairwoman killed in a road crash have spoken of their heartbreak at her death.

Caroline Thomson, 63, died in a two-vehicle collision on the A835 near Dingwall on Tuesday.

The grandmother-of-three chaired NHS Highland for seven years between 1997 and 2004.

Her family said: "We are so sad to have to announce that Caroline died in a car crash on Tuesday night.

"As well as being a loving wife, mother and grandmother, Caroline was someone who devoted herself to serving the Highland community.

"She was particularly well known for her time as a board member and Chair of NHS Highland and in the charitable sector.

"We are heartbroken and we know that many of those whose lives she has touched will miss her deeply"

Ms Thomson received an OBE for services to the NHS in Scotland in 2003.

She founded Caring and Sharing Highland after leaving the NHS and chaired the Highland Community Care forum.

Ms Thomson, who was born in London and worked as a nurse, moved to Inverness with her husband Allan in the 1970s and later had two sons, Alistair and Richard.