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Five dead after major crash on A9 Five dead after major crash on A9
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Five people are believed to have been killed in a road crash on the A9 in the Highlands.Five people are believed to have been killed in a road crash on the A9 in the Highlands.
Emergency service were called to the crash, involving two vehicles, at The Slochd, north of Aviemore, at about 1515 BST.Emergency service were called to the crash, involving two vehicles, at The Slochd, north of Aviemore, at about 1515 BST.
The ambulance service said five people had died and three were injured.The ambulance service said five people had died and three were injured.
The road will be closed for several hours and traffic diversions are in place. Drivers are advised to avoid the area if at all possible. It is the second fatal crash on the main Perth to Inverness road in a week. Last weekend a man and a girl died in a crash on the A9 near Dalwhinnie.
Parts of the road have a reputation as being amongst the most dangerous stretches of trunk road in the UK.