One person was taken to hospital following the crash (stock image). Picture: James Mackenzie.
One person was taken to hospital following a crash on the A9 which closed the busy trunk road on Sunday morning.
The route, which is part of the North Coast 500, was shut following a collision between a motorbike and small van at Kildary in Easter Ross at around 11.10am.
Police, the ambulance service and two fire crews from Invergordon attended the scene.
The fire service said that the two Invergordon appliances used powered rescue equipment and small tools at the scene before standing down at 11.39am.
The road later reopened, with Traffic Scotland confirming that vehicles were moving again at the scene in an update at 1.17pm.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said that one person was taken to hospital. The nature of their injuries is not known.
A spokesperson for the force said: “Around 11.10am on Sunday, we were called to a two vehicle crash on the A9 at Kildary junction, Invergordon.
“One person was taken to hospital and enquiries are ongoing.”
The Scottish Ambulance Service was also approached for comment.
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