MSPs Douglas Ross and Fergus Ewing want decisive action following more accidents and resultant deaths on the A96.

The A96 passes through large areas of farmland, and the route includes the towns of Nairn, Elgin and Keith. It has long stretches of single carriageway and some shorter dualled road and crawler lanes.

Douglas Lumsden said the huge costs illustrate that the road between Aberdeen and Inverness is "not fit for the 21st century" ...