Four in hospital after major crash in Highlands

A man's been arrested after the collision on the A9 near Newtonmore

One of the victims was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness
Author: Press AssociationPublished 19 hours ago
Last updated 19 hours ago

One man has been airlifted to hospital and three others taken by ambulance following a four-vehicle crash in the Scottish Highlands.

The collision on the A9 between Dalwhinnie and Newtonmore was reported at about 2.50pm yesterday.

A white Toyota Hilux, a blue Seat Ibiza, a black BMW 3 Series M Sport and a blue Volvo XC60 were involved.

The 24-year-old male driver of the Seat was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

His passenger, a 23-year-old woman, was taken to Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

The driver of the BMW, a 51-year-old man, and his passenger, a 42-year-old man, were also taken to Raigmore Hospital.

Police said a 27-year-old man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence.

The road was closed for around six hours on Friday while investigations were carried out.

Sergeant Chris Donaldson asked any witnesses or motorists with dashcam in the area at the time to contact 101, quoting incident number 1930 of Friday March 27

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