Emergency services have been called to a multiple vehicle collision in Caithness near to the junction of two main roads.
The accident happened on the A9 Inverness-Thurso road, just south of the junction with the A99 Latheron-Wick road, shortly after 12pm. The A9 road has been closed in both directions.
Police, ambulance service and two fire appliances – one each from Wick and Dunbeath – are in attendance.