A KEY Scottish trunk road has been closed in the southbound direction after a one-vehicle crash overnight.
Police said they had been called to the A9 near Inshes, Inverness, at around 2am on Friday and emergency services remain on the scene.
The A9 truck road is closed southbound between the A96 on slip near the Kessock Bridge and the Milton of Leys junction at the top of Drumossie Brae, officers said.
They further advised drivers to avoid the area.
Traffic Scotland also issued a warning, saying: “The A9 southbound is currently CLOSED just south of Raigmore due to an earlier collision.
“There's NO access to the A9 southbound from the Raigmore interchange.
“There's no major delays so far.”
Traffic Scotland said there was a 15-minute westbound diversion in place.
