Two motorcyclists were taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash near Ferness.
Emergency services were called to the A939 Nairn to Grantown road at about 3.30pm.
The crash involved two motorcycles and a car.
The two bikers have been taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
The section of road were the incident happened was in a series of bends in a wooded area with low visibility.
The force of the crash caused the car’s airbag to explode.
A full accident investigation is being conducted by the police.
Police confirmed that the road was reopened at 8.45pm.
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