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| Four dead after major crash on A9 | Four dead after major crash on A9 |
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| Four people have died and three have been injured in a crash on the main road from Perth to Inverness. | |
| It is understood that two vehicles were involved in a collision on the A9 at The Slochd, north of Aviemore. Both vehicles burst into flames. | It is understood that two vehicles were involved in a collision on the A9 at The Slochd, north of Aviemore. Both vehicles burst into flames. |
| Emergency services were called to the crash at about 1515 BST. | |
| It is the second fatal crash on the road in a week. Last weekend a man and his granddaughter died in a four-vehicle crash near Dalwhinnie. | |
| It is believed the latest crash occurred on a stretch of single carriageway close to the Slochd summit. | It is believed the latest crash occurred on a stretch of single carriageway close to the Slochd summit. |
| Two people were taken to hospital by road and one by air ambulance. | |
| The road is closed and diversions are in place. | The road is closed and diversions are in place. |
| Drivers were advised to avoid the area if at all possible as long tail backs were reported. | Drivers were advised to avoid the area if at all possible as long tail backs were reported. |
| Parts of the A9 have a reputation as being amongst the most dangerous stretches of trunk road in the UK. | |
| Last week, the deaths of Paul Anderson and his granddaughter Samantha Jane Carr 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. |