Two drivers left dead in separate crashes on A9

Two people have died in crashes on the A9 in less than 24 hours.

Charles Thomson, 69, was killed in a collision between his car and a van near Foulis in the Highlands at about 5:20pm on Wednesday. A second man died in a crash more than 90 miles south involving four vehicles near Pitlochry in Perthshire at about 1pm yesterday.

Police said Mr Thomson, from Invergordon, was travelling alone when his Toyota Corolla was involved in the crash.

The second crash led to the closure of the A9 near the Blair Atholl turn-off.