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Four people taken to hospital after bus full of pupils and car crash on A9 near Moy, south of Inverness


By Andrew Dixon

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Two children were rushed to Raigmore Hospital with serious injuries after a bus and car crash on the A9 yesterday.

The nine-year-old and seven-year-old were passengers in a silver Skoda Octavia which was involved in a collision with a bus carrying 39 people – 36 of which were secondary school children and their teacher.

The 45-year-old woman driving the car has been taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

The 48-year-old co-driver of the bus was taken to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness. He also suffered serious injuries.

The 64-year-old bus driver and 36 children and teacher on board the bus were not seriously hurt.

The crash happened at around 4.45pm near Moy.

The road was closed in both directions for several hours while emergency services were at the scene.

Police have launched an investigation into exactly what happened and are appealing for information.

Inspector Greg Dinnie said: “This was a serious crash.

“Our enquiries into the cause of the collision are continuing and I would urge anyone who saw what happened, and has not yet spoken to officers, to come forward.

“I would also ask motorists who were using the A9 at around 4.45pm and may have been recording via dash-cam devices to check their systems and provide any relevant footage to us as soon as possible.

“The road was closed for approximately 10 hours to allow our crash investigations to be undertaken. I would like to thank the public for their patience while this was being carried out."

Anyone with information should contact police on 101.


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