A96 crash at Fochabers results in one person being taken to Dr Gray’s Hospital

One person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle smash on a busy Moray road.

A section of the Fochabers bypass is currently closed to traffic after the incident.

Police closed a section of the A96 in both directions at 8.30am between the Fochabers and Spey Bay roundabouts due to an accident.

Drivers are advised to use an alternative route and allow extra time for their journey.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call this morning to attend a two-vehicle road traffic collision on the A96 Fochabers bypass.

“An ambulance was dispatched to the scene and one patient was transported to Dr Gray’s Hospital, Elgin.”

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