A woman has died after the car she was driving was involved in a crash with a tour bus on the A9 in Perthshire.
Emergency services are at the scene and the road is closed in both directions between Dunkeld and Pitlochry. It could be closed for several hours.
The bus driver is understood to have broken his wrists, while some passengers received cuts and bruises.
The road closure will cause delays for people heading to the Rock Ness festival at Dores near Inverness.
Tayside Police said the woman was driving south when her car was involved in the collision with a northbound single-decker bus at Dowally, shortly before 1500 BST.
A spokesman said: “Emergency services were quickly in attendance but the woman, who was driving a silver-coloured Peugeot, was declared dead at the scene.
“Her details will not be released until she has been formally identified and next of kin fully informed.
“No-one else was in the vehicle at time.”
The bus driver was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. His 39 passengers, believed to be tourists from England, were treated at the scene.
Police said the road, the main route between Perth and Inverness, would remain closed in both directions for some time to allow crash investigators to carry out detailed inquiries at the scene.
Thousands of people are heading for the Highlands this weekend for the start of the Rock Ness festival. Diversions have been put in place.
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