Teenage boy dies following a lorry collision on the A9 Highland road

A teenage motorist has been killed after his car was involved in a crash with a lorry.

The 18-year-old male died as a result of the incident on the A9 near Dalmagarry, near Inverness, shortly after 6am on Friday, Police Scotland confirmed.

The teenager, who was the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.

His next of kin have been informed.

Meanwhile, the driver of the lorry was uninjured.

The road was closed for several hours for investigations to carried out, with police adding that work to discover the full circumstances of what happened was still taking place.

Sergeant David Miller, from the Dingwall Road Policing Unit, said: "At this time, our thoughts remain with the family and friends of the deceased, along with everyone else affected by this incident."

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