A man and a woman have died after a crash on the A9 near Dunkeld.
The road was shut for more than 13 hours after the collision involving a Mercedes C200 car and a lorry at around 5.45pm on Thursday, between Bankfoot and Birnam.
The male driver and female passenger of the car were pronounced dead at the scene.
Their names and ages have not been confirmed.
HGV driver taken to hospital
The 37-year-old driver of the HGV was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and later released.
Sergeant David Farr from the road policing unit at Perth said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man and woman who died following this crash.
“The investigation into the crash is ongoing and we would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash take place who has not yet spoken to police to contact us.
“We are also keen to obtain any dashcam from motorists driving on the road around the time of the crash.
“Anyone with information should contact road policing officers through 101 with reference 2569 of October 6.”
A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were alerted at 5.47pm on Thursday to reports of a road traffic collision involving a car and a lorry on the A9 near Dunkeld.
Lorries ‘stacked’ at scene of A9 crash
“Operations control immediately mobilised three fire appliances and a heavy rescue unit to the scene.”
Drivers faced a 31-mile diversion following the crash.
Lorries were “stacked” at the scene with some drivers saying on social media that they had been forced to spend the night there.
Traffic Scotland confirmed both sides of the road had reopened just before 7.30am.
Enchanted Forest traffic affected
The incident happened as many people are using the A9 to attend the Enchanted Forest light show near Pitlochry.
On Thursday night, organisers posted on Twitter: “If you are heading up to Pitlochry for tonight’s event, please don’t worry, we will be allowing you to travel on the buses at times that are not on your tickets.
“Similarly, if you arrive earlier, this will allow capacity later on in the evening for those who are travelling and arriving late.”
