Four in hospital - including two kids after 'serious' A9 crash with bus and car
A seven and nine year-old who were in a silver Skoda Octavia have been taken to Raigmore Hospital.
Last updated 20th Jun 2021
Four people, including two children are being treated for serious injuries after a bus and car collided on the A9 near Inverness yesterday.
Nearly 40 high school pupils were travelling at the time, none of them were hurt.
But a seven and nine year-old who were in a silver Skoda Octavia have been taken to Raigmore Hospital.
That's where the co-driver of the bus is while a woman who was behind the wheel of the car is in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
It happened around quarter to 4.45pm, the road was closed for around 10 hours.
Inspector Greg Dinnie of the Road Policing Unit said:
“This was a serious crash involving four adults and 38 children who were on the bus and in a Skoda Octavia.
“Our enquiries into the cause of the collision are continuing and I would urge anyone who saw what happened, and has not yet spoken to officers, to come forward.
“I would also ask motorists who were using the A9 at around 4-45pm and may have been recording via dash-cam devices to check their systems and provide any relevant footage to us as soon as possible.
“The road was closed for approximately 10 hours to allow our crash investigations to be undertaken. I would like to thank the public for their patience whilst this was being carried out."
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting incident number 2981 of 19 June, 2021.