UPDATE: Road reopens after A96 collision between Inverness and Nairn
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TRAFFIC Scotland have confirmed that the A96 between Inverness and Nairn has been reopened.
The trunk road saw heavy traffic congestion after a collision near Newton of Petty, between Culloden and Tornagrain at around 11am prompted a full closure of the road.
Two people were treated on the scene according to a Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson, who have amended their first statement which said that two people were taken to hospital.
They said: “We received a call at 10.43 to attend a road traffic collision at Newton of Petty on the A96. We dispatched a resource and two patients were treated at the scene.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We were alerted at 10.38am on Wednesday, 25 January to reports of a road traffic collision on the A96, near Newton of Petty, Inverness.
"Operations Control mobilised five appliances to the scene, where firefighters were met by a collision involving five vehicles.
"Crews worked to make the area safe before leaving the scene."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 10.30am on Wednesday, 25 January, police were called to a report of a road crash involving four vehicles on the A96 near Dalcross. Officers attended and the vehicles were recovered."
