A CYCLIST has died after colliding with a car in Caithness.
The woman was travelling on the A99 near Ackergill when the accident happened.
A male cyclist was taken to Caithness General Hospital with serious injuries.
The female driver of the car has also been taken to hospital as a precaution, but is not believed to be seriously injured.
Officers from the force’s Roads Policing Unit are now in attendance and will be carrying out a full road collision investigation into the circumstances. The road is expected to be closed for some time.