Car on fire closes part of road and causing delays on A9

Reports are coming in of a car on fire on the Highland’s busiest road.

One fire crew from Inverness is heading out to the Kessock Bridge area after recieving reports of a car on fire.

Teams at Inverness were scrambled to action at 2:01pm.

The precise location of the car ablaze is not yet known but it is thought to be off the bridge.

As a result the Kessock Bridge in Inverness is busy but moving and one lane closed southbound between the Millbank junction and Longman Roundabout.

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*UPDATE* ⚠#A9 S/B Kessock Bridge – Lane 1 *CLOSED* due to vehicle fire ?

Police ? there & ? en-route!#BeAware pic.twitter.com/g4njfq7mnI

— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) March 28, 2016

There were no reports of injuries.

Crews got the stop message just after 2:19pm, as the fire had self extinguished before their arrival.