The A87 near Waterfall River Shiel. Image: Google Maps.
The A87 Invergarry to Kyle of Lochalsh road has reopened following an earlier collision east of Shiel Bridge.
The incident occurred at around 2pm on Monday, August 28, involving two vehicles which collided near the Waterfall River Shiel.
Emergency services were dispatched to the scene including police, fire and ambulance.
Three fire appliances were deployed to the scene who made the scene safe and crews eventually left the scene at 5.40pm.
Police confirmed they were in attendance with the road closed to traffic until just before 9.30pm
During the closure, motorists faced a 100-mile diversion with Traffic Scotland directing them to travel all the way up and around the north of Loch Ness and back down the A9.
A police spokeswoman said: “Around 2.30pm on Monday, 28 August, 2023, we received a report of a crash involving two vehicles on the A87 south of Shiel Bridge.”
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#A87 OPEN#A87 in both directions now OPEN at the Waterfall River Shiel following a collision.
