TWO people have died following a crash between a car and a van on the A9 in the Highlands.
Police were called to a crash involving a white Ford Fiesta car and a white Vauxhall Vivaro van on the A9 between Inverness and Aviemore at Slochd at around 7.10am on Monday .
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 male occupants of the van were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment and later discharged.
Police closed the road until shortly after 2.45pm to allow detectives to carry out their investigation at the scene.
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 enquiry to get in touch.
“Anyone who can help is asked to call 101, quoting reference 0441 of 15 September, 2025.”
