A 10-year-old girl is in a critical condition in hospital following a horror multi-vehicle crash in the Highlands.
Emergency services scrambled to the incident on the A9 north of Dalwhinnie at 7.45pm on Sunday. The incident happened three miles north of the junction with the A889 and involved a white Citroen C4 Picasso, a white Renault Trafic van with double ladders on the roof, and a white Toyota Landcruiser.
Medics raced to the scene and found two children, passengers in the Picasso, seriously injured. A 10-year-old girl was airlifted to Raigmore Hospital for treatment.
Her condition has been described as critical but stable. A 12-year-old girl was also taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness and was released following treatment.
The road was closed for nearly nine hours to allow an investigation to take place. Meanwhile, the driver of the van, a 48-year-old man, was arrested in connection with road traffic offences.
He was released pending further inquiries. A 38-year-old man, a passenger in the van, was also arrested on warrant in connection with an outstanding matter.
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Sergeant Douglas Scott said: “Our inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing and we are asking anyone in the area at the time who saw the vehicles and can assist to get in touch. If you have dash-cam footage that could help with our investigation then please contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting incident number 3078 of Sunday, 24 March, 2024.”
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