Two dead following crash in Scottish Highlands

Two people have died and two others needed hospital treatment following a crash on the A9 in the Scottish Highlands.

The collision happened shortly after 7am on Monday at Slochd, between Inverness and Aviemore.

It involved a white Ford Fiesta car and a white Vauxhall Vivaro van.

Emergency services attended and the two occupants of the car, a 45-year-old woman and a 43-year-old man, were both pronounced dead at the scene.

The two males who had been travelling in the van were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment and were later discharged.

The road was closed until about 2.45pm while investigations at the scene were carried out.

Sergeant Chris Donaldson, of the Highland and Islands road policing unit, said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of both people who died.

“Our investigation to establish what led to this collision is ongoing and we would urge anyone with information or dashcam footage which would assist our inquiry to get in touch.

“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 0441 of September 15, 2025.”