UPDATE: A9 reopens at Helmsdale after three are taken to hospital in one-vehicle crash

Police Scotland has confirmed that the A9 has been reopened after after a one-vehicle crash resulted in its closure near Helmsdale earlier this afternoon.

Police were called to the scene at around 12.45pm today between Lothbeg and Helmsdale where three people were taken to hospital.

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The conditions of those involved is not yet known.

The road was reopened at 2.15pm.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Around 12.45pm on Tuesday, 15 April, 2025, we received a report of a one-vehicle crash on the A9 near Helmsdale.

“Three people were taken to hospital and the road reopened around 2.15pm.”

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