Witnesses sought by Police Scotland following crash involving Vauxhall Viva and Ford Transit on A9 near Tore roundabout; man taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness with 'non life-threatening' injuries

POLICE have urged to witnesses to come forward after a man was injured in a car crash near the Tore roundabout yesterday.

The 24-year-old man, who was driving a silver Vauxhall Viva car when it and a grey Ford Transit collided on the A9's southbound carriageway at around 1.15pm.

The man was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness for treatment. Police said his injuries were not life threatening.

The road was closed southbound at the Tore roundabout while emergency crews attended the scene but reopened a short time later.

"Our enquires are ongoing into this incident and I would urge anyone who may have witnessed the collison who has not already come forward to please contact the Road Policing Unit in Dingwall by calling 101, quoting incident number NE/1997/19," said Road Policing Constable Paul Whitehead.

"The road was closed for a short period of time to allow us to carry out investigation at the scene and I would like to thank everyone affected for their understanding and patience."

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