Pedestrian knocked down by lorry in Inverness city centre
Emergency crews were called to Academy Street on Thursday morning
A pedestrian has been hit by a lorry on an Inverness city centre street.
Emergency services were called to Academy Street shortly before 10am on Thursday.
Police Scotland said the crash was serious, and that closures would be in place on Academy Street, as well as Crown Road and at the junction of Chapel Street with Academy Street.
Members of the public were being asked to avoid the area.
The Scottish Ambulance Service said it had sent an ambulance and a critical care paramedic.
Three Scottish Fire and Rescue Service appliances were also at the scene.