Driver arrested after biker injured in crash on A82

Google A Google Streetview image showing houses in the small community of Lochend near Loch Ness. A black car passes on the A82 next to the houses. It is a sunny day.Google
Emergency services were called to Lochend on Thursday afternoon

A campervan driver has been arrested following a crash which left a 57-year-old male motorcyclist seriously injured.

The two-vehicle collision happened on the A82 at Lochend, south of Inverness, at 16:30 on Thursday.

The biker was flown to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he remains in a serious condition.

The occupants of the Peugeot Carado campervan were not injured, but the 46-year-old male driver was arrested before being released pending further inquiries.

The A82 was closed between Inverness and Drumnadrochit for seven hours to allow a police crash investigation to take place.

Police have appealed for anyone with information to get in touch.

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