Teenager in serious condition after car crashes down embankment
A teenager is in a serious condition after crashing a car down an embankment in Inverness.
Police were called to a single-vehicle crash on the A82 between Inverness and Fort William at Dunain around 6am on Sunday.
The car involved, a silver-coloured Volkswagen Golf GTI, was found down an embankment. The 18-year-old male driver was taken to Raigmore Hospital where his condition is described as serious but stable.
Officers are searching for a grey-coloured Mercedes A180 that was seen heading towards the crash site before being driven back towards Inverness a short time later.
Anyone who saw the vehicle before or after the crash was reported is being urged to get in touch.
Sergeant Chris Donaldson from the Road Policing Unit said: 'I am appealing to any road users who were in the area around the time of the incident and saw either the Golf GTI or the Mercedes A180 to please contact us with any information you have, particularly if you have dash cam equipment. It could prove significant as we establish the full circumstances of the crash.'
Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0724 of Sunday, June 8, 2025.
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