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| Four die in Highlands road crash | |
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| Three adults and a two-year-old boy have died in a crash on the main Perth to Inverness road in the Highlands. | Three adults and a two-year-old boy have died in a crash on the main Perth to Inverness road in the Highlands. |
| A Dutch-registered Volvo estate and a pick-up truck are said to have burst into flames after the collision on the A9 at The Slochd, north of Aviemore. | A Dutch-registered Volvo estate and a pick-up truck are said to have burst into flames after the collision on the A9 at The Slochd, north of Aviemore. |
| The crash, at about 1515 BST, also left a woman and a girl injured. | The crash, at about 1515 BST, also left a woman and a girl injured. |
| They were in the Volvo, along with a man who died and the boy. The two adults in the truck were killed, as were three of their four dogs. | They were in the Volvo, along with a man who died and the boy. The two adults in the truck were killed, as were three of their four dogs. |
| The woman and girl were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. | The woman and girl were taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. |
| Meanwhile, Northern Constabulary said a woman had died in a separate single-vehicle crash on the B9163 between Cononbridge and Culbokie on the Black Isle at 1600 BST. | Meanwhile, Northern Constabulary said a woman had died in a separate single-vehicle crash on the B9163 between Cononbridge and Culbokie on the Black Isle at 1600 BST. |
| The A9 crash occurred on a stretch of single carriageway close to the Slochd summit. | The A9 crash occurred on a stretch of single carriageway close to the Slochd summit. |
| The road was closed for about seven hours but reopened before 2300 BST. | |
| Drivers were advised to avoid the area if at all possible as long tailbacks were reported. | Drivers were advised to avoid the area if at all possible as long tailbacks were reported. |
| Parts of the A9 have a reputation as being among the most dangerous stretches of trunk road in the UK. | Parts of the A9 have a reputation as being among the most dangerous stretches of trunk road in the UK. |
| Last week, the deaths of Paul Anderson and his granddaughter Samantha Jane Carr at Dalwhinnie led to renewed calls for the A9 to be made a dual carriageway to improve safety. | Last week, the deaths of Paul Anderson and his granddaughter Samantha Jane Carr at Dalwhinnie led to renewed calls for the A9 to be made a dual carriageway to improve safety. |
| Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said there was a "compelling case" to upgrade the road. | Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said there was a "compelling case" to upgrade the road. |