Pair killed in A9 Caithness crash are identified

A man and a woman who died in a crash on the A9 in Caithness have been named.

Patrick Davidson, 46, from the Garve area of Ross-shire, and Hazel Allan, 50, from Thurso, Caithness, were killed in the incident at Achavanich, north of Latheron, on Tuesday morning.

Mr Davidson was driving the white Land Rover Defender they were both travelling in when the single-vehicle collision occurred.

The road was closed until around 9.30pm on Tuesday.