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Three people taken to hospital following crash on A96 between Inverness and Nairn

The road was closed for about five hours.

Traffic travelling on the A96 Inverness and Aberdeen road. A96 crash Nairn
The A96 between Inverness and Nairn is currently closed. Image: Sandy McCook/ DC Thomson

Three people were taken to hospital following a crash on the A96 between Nairn and Inverness.

The incident took place on the A96 Aberdeen to Inverness road at Tomhommie at about 7.35pm on Tuesday.

It involved a white Ford Transit and a silver Ford Tourneo Connect.

Emergency services attended and the female passenger of the Tourneo, 73, and the male driver, 56, were taken to Raigmore Hospital by ambulance.

The van driver, a 37-year-old man, was also taken to hospital.

A96 closed for five hours after crash between Nairn and Inverness

Police closed a section of the A96 between Inverness and Nairn following the crash, with officers in attendance to direct traffic.

It reopened after about five hours at 12.20am on Wednesday.

The fire service also dispatched two appliances from nearby Nairn.

A spokeswoman confirmed they got the call at 7.39pm and left at around 9pm.

Police are now appealing to the public for information.

Sergeant Christopher Donaldson said: “Our inquiries to establish the full circumstances are ongoing and we are appealing for information.

“Anyone who saw what happened, particularly if you have dash-cam footage, is asked to contact us on 101, quoting incident number 3110 of Tuesday, November 14.”

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