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Teenager taken to hospital following incident on Kessock Bridge

Emergency teams have been scrambled to the Kessock Bridge area this afternoon.
Emergency teams have been scrambled to the Kessock Bridge area this afternoon.

An 18-year-old man was taken to hospital following an incident that closed the Kessock Bridge.

Police confirmed they responded to reports of concern for a person on the A9 bridge just before 1.30pm on Thursday.

A teenager was later taken to Raigmore hospital.

A spokeswoman said: “Officers were called to concern for a person on Kessock Bridge, Inverness, around 1.20pm on Thursday September 1.

“An 18-year-old man was taken to Raigmore Hospital.”

The bridge reopened at around 3.45pm, but heavy traffic in the area took some time to return to normal.

Roads across Inverness were packed with vehicles and gridlocked traffic, with queues stretching along the A9, Longman Road, and along Telford Street.

Traffic was being diverted along the A862 and the A832 but both roads are now busy and queuing. Police advised drivers to avoid the area.

Concern for person

Emergency services were called to the Kessock Bridge just before 1.30pm on Thursday.

The fire service’s water rescue unit arrived at the ferry slipway in the South Kessock area of the city just moments later.

The fire service’s water rescue team have launched their vessel into the Beauly Firth at South Kessock to assist with the rescue operation.

The team launched the vessel into the Beauly Firth before making haste towards the bridge.

One fire appliance was sent to the scene but left a short time later.

Members of RNLI’s Kessock Lifeboat were also launched to assist.

Traffic chaos

Live traffic maps showed heavy traffic on most roads in and around the centre of Inverness in the hours following the incident.

North of the bridge, it is understood cars were being asked to turn around on the A9 southbound at the North Kessock junction.

This meant growing queues on the roads around Muir of Ord and Beauly.

Traffic around Beauly during the incident. Picture by Mariam Ferrie

A number of school buses may be delayed in picking up children including Fortrose Academy and Avoch Primary. Parents and guardians should check their school’s websites and social media pages for the latest updates.

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