Two men have been taken to hospital following a road crash on a major Scots motorway that closed the road on Sunday.
Police were called to the M9 near Junction 10 at the Craigforth Interchange, west of Stirling, shortly after 5am after receiving reports of a collision. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service was called to attend at the request of officers to assist at the scene.
A Police Scotland spokesperson has since confirmed that two men were taken from the scene for treatment. Meanwhile the northbound road remains closed between Junction 9 Stirling Services and Junction 10 Keir Roundabout while investigation works take place.
A diversion was in place for northbound vehicles until the road re-opened shortly before 2pm. The southbound route remained open as normal throughout.
Road network monitor Traffic Scotland said on Twitter: "[The] M9 remains CLOSED between Junctions 9 and 11 due to a road traffic incident. Please use an alternative route at this time."
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "Around 5.10am on Sunday, 22 January, police were called to a report of a road crash on the M9 northbound, near to junction 10. Two men have been taken to hospital. Officers are at the scene and the road is currently closed northbound."
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said: "We received a call to attend a road traffic collision on the M9 near Junction 10 at around 7.40am at the request of Police Scotland. We sent two appliances to the scene and left at 8.20am."
Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - sign up to our daily newsletter here.
