A motorcyclist has been killed on one of Scotland’s most famous roads, which was shut to traffic for a time.
Police said the 60-year-old biker was involved in the crash at about 4.25pm on Sunday on the Bealach na Ba near Applecross in Wester Ross.
There was no other vehicle involved.
The male rider was pronounced dead at the scene by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
“The road is presently closed whilst collision investigation is carried out at the locus. Members of the public are thanked for their patience,” said a force spokesman.
Bealach na Ba is the main access route to Applecross and the surrounding area, which is home to about 500 people.
The 11-mile Beachach na Bà – which climbs 2000ft at gradients of up to 30 per cent – first opened in 1822.
The road itself is one of the main attractions in Applecross, part of the North Coast 500, and a major cycling destination. There is coast alternative, but takes more than twice as long.
The Bealach is engineered similarly to roads through the great mountain passes in the Alps, with very tight hairpin bends that switch back and forth up the hillside. It boasts the steepest ascent of any road climb in the UK and is the third highest road in Scotland.
Police were called out to two other serious incidents involving motorbikes in the Highlands at the weekend.
On Saturday, 44-year-old Elgin man David Underwood died in a one-vehicle crash on the B9057 at Sandwick in Orkney.
On Sunday at 12.40pm an air ambulance was called to another crash south of Eilean Donan Castle.
The casualty was flown to Glasgow’s Queen Margaret hospital and the A87 was closed until 5pm with a 109 mile diversion via Inverness.