Man dies after crash on A9 Perth to Inverness road

A driver died on Sunday morning when his car crashed off Scotland’s most notorious road.

The man, whose details have not been released, was travelling north on the A9 Perth to Inverness road when the accident happened three miles south of Dalwhinnie at 6.20am.

The Ford Focus is believed to have gone across the southbound lane and left the straight section of road.

The vehicle then went down an embankment, across a ditch and ended up in a nearby burn.

Two fire appliances from Pitlochry and Aberfeldy were called out and firefighters used cutting equipment to release the driver.

However he was pronounced dead at the scene.

No other vehicles were involved.

The road, which is main gateway to the Highlands, was closed for more than six hours to allow emergency services and crash scene investigators to deal with the accident.