A road traffic collision involving three vehicles has occurred on the A9 near Halkirk.
A police spokesman confirmed a call had been received at 11.53am with a road closure taking place whilst emergency services attended to the incident.
A blue BMW 1 series, a green Ford Kuga and a maroon Toyota Starlet were involved in the collision as a diversion was put in place through the village of Halkirk.
*CLEARED* 15:24⌚️️#A9 Halkirk – is now fully OPEN after an earlier RTC ? Please #TakeCare ❤️@NWTrunkRoads https://t.co/id40iHOOH7
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A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokeswoman said: “We received a call at 11.57 and have sent four pumps to the incident.
“All persons have now been recovered from the vehicles and are in the care of the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
The injuries sustained are not thought to be life threatening.
Fire crews were seen using hydraulic cutting equipment, with the spokeswoman confirming crews used the equipment to remove the doors and roof from one of the vehicles.
Two fire crews from Wick and a further two from Thurso attended before a stop message was received at 1.24pm.
A Scottish Ambulance Service Spokesman said: “We received a call at 1156 hours on Monday 16 July to attend a road traffic collision on the A9 near Halkirk in Caithness.
“We dispatched three ambulances to the scene and two patients were taken to Caithness General Hospital.”
The road reopened shortly after 3pm.
