A woman has died following a single-vehicle crash on the A9 in Inverness.
Emergency services were called to the road near Inshes at around 1.40am.
Police Scotland said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 35-year-old man was also taken to hospital with serious injuries.
The A9 southbound was closed but later reopened at 2.45pm.
āEnquiries are ongoing to establish the full circumstances, police said.
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