Man arrested after crash on A9 leaves one in hospital

Emergency services were called to the road following a crash between a car and a lorry on Monday afternoon.

Man arrested after crash on A9 near Aviemore leaves one in hospital iStock

A man has been arrested after a crash on the A9 that left one in hospital.

Emergency services were called to road near Aviemore after receiving reports of a collision between a car and a lorry at around 4.30pm on Monday.

The driver of the car was taken to Raigmore Hospital for treatment.

His current condition is unknown.

A 26-year-old man has since been arrested in connection with the crash.

The road was closed for around four hours and re-opened around 8.30pm.

Sergeant Craig McGhee said: “Our enquiries into the circumstances of what happened are under way.

“I would appeal to anyone who may have witnessed the crash or who has dash-cam footage to contact us as soon as possible, you may have captured something that could assist our investigation.”

Anyone with information can call 101, quoting reference 2214 of January 9, 2023.

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