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| Four dead after major crash on A9 | Four dead after major crash on A9 |
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| Three adults and a child have died in a crash on the main road from Perth to Inverness in the Highlands. | Three adults and a child have died in a crash on the main road from Perth to Inverness in the Highlands. |
| It is understood two vehicles burst into flames after the collision on the A9 at The Slochd, north of Aviemore. | |
| Emergency services were called to the crash, which also left a woman and a child injured, at about 1515 BST. | Emergency services were called to the crash, which also left a woman and a child injured, at about 1515 BST. |
| Northern Constabulary said a woman died in a separate single-vehicle crash on the B9163 between Cononbridge and Culbokie on the Black Isle at 1600 BST. | Northern Constabulary said a woman 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. |
| Police said two people were taken from the wreckage to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. | Police said two people were taken from the wreckage to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. |
| The road remains closed and diversions are in place. | The road remains closed and diversions are in place. |
| 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 amongst the most dangerous stretches of trunk road in the UK. | 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. | 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. | Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser said there was a "compelling case" to upgrade the road. |