Investigations into death of 18 year old on Inverness crossing

The man fell and was also hit by a lorry on the A9 - Police have said there are no suspicious circumstances.

Author: John RosePublished 12th Sep 2024

An investigation is underway after police received a report that a man had fallen from a bridge in Inverness on Thursday morning.

He was later struck by a lorry travelling on the A9 near the Raigmore Interchange.

Emergency services attended and the 18-year old man was pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been notified.

The death is not being treated as suspicious, however, enquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances. The lorry driver was uninjured.

The road and bridge were closed for several hours to allow officers to carry out investigations.

Chief Inspector Richard Ross said: "We are continuing to piece together exactly what has happened and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, who has not spoken to us, to get in touch. If anyone has any dash cam footage, we would ask that you pass it on as it could assist us in our investigation."

Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0482 of 12 September, 2024.

The road later re-opened around lunchtime following investigation work