Police have appealed for information after a road crash let two teenagers badly injured.
The incident happened around 10.55pm on Sunday, 25 November and involved one vehicle, a red Vauxhall Astra travelling on the A836 about a mile east of Edderton in Easter Ross.
The driver - an 18-year-old man - and a 16-year-old female passenger were both taken by ambulance to Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.
Both are described as being in a serious but stable condition.
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The road was closed for approximately seven hours to allow an investigation to take place at the scene.
Sergeant David Miller of the Road Policing Unit in Dingwall said: "We are working to establish the full circumstances of this crash and would urge anyone who may have seen the Vauxhall Astra being driven between Bonar Bridge and Edderton to come forward.
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"Anyone who has a dashcam and was on the road is asked to review their footage and contact police if they have anything which may be relevant.
"Anyone with information can contact police on 101, quoting incident 3961 of 24 November."
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