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Crashes and weather shut A9 and A82 in the Highlands Crashes and weather shut A9 and A82 in the Highlands
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The A9 has been shut at Dalwhinnie and the A82 was closed at Ballachulish by crashes and wintry weather conditions. Motorists have been advised to avoid the A9 after several stretches were affected by snow and ice.
A collision involving a van and a lorry has closed the A9, stretches of which have been affected by snow. The road was closed at Dalwhinnie after an accident between a van and a lorry, with emergency services also dealing with a number of other incidents.
Bad weather and several crashes had shut the A82 near Ballachulish. The road has since been reopened. Earlier, the A82 was closed at Ballachulish by crashes and wintry weather conditions.
Police Scotland said the emergency services had been at the scene of "a number of minor collisions" on the A82, including a jack-knifed lorry.
Traffic Scotland said snow was having a significant impact on roads on higher ground in central Scotland.Traffic Scotland said snow was having a significant impact on roads on higher ground in central Scotland.
Police in Tayside said a van and car collided on the A9 at the Drumtochter Pass at 14:24, while a Mercedes C20 car carrying four adults slid off the road five miles south of the House of Bruar on the A9 southbound.
In the same area, two HGV lorries collided blocking both carriageways, and a lorry broke down on the A9 at Pitlochry with a punctured tyre.
No one was hurt in the incidents, police said.
The emergency services were also called to the scene of a number of minor collisions on the A82, including a jack-knifed lorry. The