The condition of a Highland road where two people died after a head-on crash, has been raised at Holyrood.
A mother was cleared of causing the deaths of her partner and a woman in the other car by driving carelessly, following a trial at Oban Sheriff Court last month.
In court the poor state of the road was blamed for the tragedy.
The car being driven by Veronica MacKenzie went out of control and skidded before colliding with an oncoming 4X4.
Vincent Kennedy and widow Mary Gillies, 74, died in the crash on the A85 Oban to Perth road just outside Connel.
The case collapsed after witnesses, including police officers, said the road surface was slippery at the time of the accident on August 1, 2013.
Argyll and Bute MSP Michael Russell, raised the matter in parliament after hearing about the court case. He asked the Scottish Government for its position on trial evidence that at the time of the accident the road was uneven, had a low texture depth and a severe deficiency in skid resistance and that Transport Scotland was aware of such concerns prior to the accident.
In reply transport minister Derek Mackay said the road was examined for skid resistance in May 2011, August 2012 and July 2013, the month before the crash, and no defects were found.
Following the tragic incident, Transport Scotland and the police again examined the road, and again no skid resistance defects were found.
However Mr Mackay said that one year later, in June 2014, another investigation found the road required maintenance to improve skid resistance and to address further surface defects which had developed. It was resurfaced in July.
Mr Russell said yesterday: “Clearly there was a concern about this piece of road. That is confirmed in the question. Now it is up to anyone involved in this matter to see whether it should be taken further.
“I don’t think there is any clarity about this but if lawyers believe that is the case then they will take it further.”
Miss MacKenzie said: “I have no comment at this time.”