A 17-year-old has died in a road traffic collision in the Highlands.

The teenager was the passenger in a silver Citroen car that crashed on the B862 Whitebridge to Fort Augustus road near the Suidhe Viewpoint.

The one-car collision, which took place at around 10pm on Saturday, saw the driver taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment.

He is understood to be in a stable condition.

The road remains closed and officers from Northern Constabulary's Road Policing Unit are conducting enquiries at the scene.

Witnesses to the incident are asked to contact police on 01463 715555.

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