The A9 has been closed in Perthshire and a woman airlifted to hospital after being cut free from her car.

The woman was taken to Ninewells Hospital in Dundee at about 3.30pm after the two-vehicle crash near Stanley. Her injuries are not thought to be life threatening.

A man and a woman who were in the other car have been taken to Perth Royal Infirmary with minor injuries.

A spokeswoman for Police Scotland said officers were called to the accident at 2.20pm.

She said: "A man and a woman who were occupants of a Citroen C3 car have been taken to Perth Royal Infirmary for treatment of minor injuries.

"The woman driver of a Honda Jazz car is being taken to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, for treatment for injuries, not believed to be life-threatening at this time.

"Both lanes are currently closed and diversions are in place. Enquiries into the full circumstances of the incident are ongoing."

A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: "We were called to a road traffic collision at 2.26pm where a female was trapped in one of the cars.

"The female was extricated from the car at 3.28pm and was taken by air ambulance to Ninewells Hospital."