A man has been charged after the A96 at Forres was closed for over seven hours after a crash.
Emergency services rushed to the scene between Alves and the Glenburgie Distillery junction at around 2.15am this morning to attend a road traffic incident.
The road was closed for over seven hours after an electricity cable was damaged in the crash.
As a result of this, the damaged cable struck an additional vehicle – although this car was not involved in the initial collision.
A 34-year-old man has now been arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences.
The fire service were also called around 2.21am and sent one appliance to the scene before leaving at 4.40am after “making the scene safe”.
The road has now fully reopened as of 9.30am, and no one was injured in the crash.
Man charged in connection with road traffic offences
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 2.15am on Saturday, November 30, police received a report of a crash on the A96 between Alves and the Glenburgie Distillery junction.
“The road was closed as an electricity cable was damaged in the crash.
“This damaged cable struck an additional vehicle although that car was not involved in the initial collision.
“No one was injured in the incident.
“One man aged 34, was arrested and charged in connection with road traffic offences.
“He is subject of a report to the Procurator Fiscal. ”
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