A man has been arrested in connection with a road traffic offence following a crash on the A828 Ballachulish to Connel road.
Reports of the crash between a lorry and a car were called in just after 2.30pm on Friday.
Police headed to the scene along with six fire appliances from Spean Bridge, Kinlochleven, Inverness, Fort William, Appin and Oban.
The road was closed for almost 10 hours while police worked at the scene, reopening by 2.30am on Saturday.
A police spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to the A828 near Castle Stalker, in the Appin area of Argyll, following report of a crash involving a car and a lorry around 2.30pm on Friday, August 19.
“A 47-year-old man was arrested in connection with a road traffic offence and released pending further enquiries.
“The road was closed until around 2.25am on Saturday, August 20. Further inquiries into the incident remain ongoing.”
Anyone who witnessed the crash or has any further information is urged to contact police on 101 quoting incident 1976 August 19.
Traffic chaos
Two major road closures after “serious” crashes caused traffic chaos on West Coast roads in the Highlands throughout the day on Friday
Reports of a one-car crash on the A82 first came in at around 11.30am on Friday.
The collision occurred around one mile north of Tyndrum, closing a section of the road between there and Bridge of Orchy.
The road has since reopened, but traffic remains heavy in the area with a later breakdown adding to this.
A police spokeswoman confirmed one person has been taken to hospital.
She said: “Around 11.05am on Friday August 19, officers received a report of a one vehicle crash on the A82 near Tyndrum.
“One person was taken to hospital.”
A diversion was initially put in place using the A828, but this road then closed a few hours later due to the Castle Stalker incident.
Police issued a warning that motorists should not travel “unless absolutely necessary”.
Diversions
Both crashes were in close proximity, meaning it was difficult to establish diversion routes.
Now that the A82 has reopened, traffic should be able to use it again, but it will likely remain busy for some time.
There is also a diversion in place using the A85 then the A82, but drivers should be aware it will add more than 60 miles to their journey.
UPDATE❗️⌚️18:39#A828 Appin House remains
⛔️CLOSED⛔️
in both directions due to a collisionAll traffic is Diverted❗️
Diversion route and more information here👇https://t.co/YgiZwD1VXx@NWTrunkRoads pic.twitter.com/nvF7TLY4cj
— Traffic Scotland (@trafficscotland) August 19, 2022
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