Four-vehicle crash on the A96 near Nairn

A major north-east road has been cleared following a four-vehicle crash near Nairn.

Emergency services were called to the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road, near the Hardmuir Fruit Farm junction at about 3.35pm.

Initial reports from police indicated a 10-year-old boy had been taken to hospital.

However, a spokesman has now confirmed nobody required hospital treatment.

The road was blocked for more than an hour.

A police spokesman said: “Emergency services attended and the road was closed until around 5.05pm.”