A9 crash: Police appeal after two young children airlifted to hospital in crash near Carrbridge

Emergency services were called to a collision involving a car and an HGV on the A9 near Carrbridge, at the junction with the A938, at around 2.20pm on Wednesday.

Officers said a 47-year-old man was taken by road ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, while an eight-year-old girl and four-year-old boy, who were passengers in the car, were airlifted to the same hospital. Police have said they are in a stable condition.

The driver of the HGV was not injured and the road reopened at around 11pm.

Police are now appealing for further information to help establish the full circumstances of the crash.

Sergeant Kate Finlayson said: “We are aware members of the public stopped to help before emergency services attended. I’d like to thank them and ask any who have not already spoken to police to make contact with us.

“I’m also appealing to anyone else who saw what happened or has dash-cam footage from the A9 in the Carrbridge area around the time of the collision, to please come forward as it may assist our enquiries.”

Anyone with information should contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting reference 1971 of July 16.

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