A96 cleared after accident near Fort George junction

The A96 was closed briefly after an accident at a junction between Inverness and Nairn.

Two cars were involved in the collision at the turn-off for Fort George and Ardersier on the Inverness to Aberdeen road at 12.15pm.

The road was closed in both directions for nearly 20 minutes tol allow the vehicles to be recovered.

Three people were in the cars but they were all out of their vehicles by the time emergency services arrived at the scene.

An ambulance attended but nobody was seriously injured or required hospital treatment.