An elderly man is in a serious condition after his car swerved off the road and landed in a ditch.

The A9 was shut following the incident a few miles north of Kingussie at around 1.30pm on Friday.

The man's condition is thought to be health-related and he is not believed to have been injured.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "One vehicle has gone off the road on the A9. The road is closed and diversions are in place.

"An elderly man is in a serious condition at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness."