UPDATE: The A9 which was closed in both directions due to an ongoing police incident south of Ross-shire reopens

Traffic Scotland has announced that the A9 has now reopened.

It was near the Culloden Road overbridge following an earlier police incident.

A spokesman said: "Traffic is still very heavy on surrounding routes but should hopefully start to clear."

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “Officers were called to reports of a concern for a person on Culloden Road, Inverness at around 6.05am on Thursday, 19 May, 2022."

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