A CRASH involving a cattle float on the A9 on Tuesday (January 17) resulted in one man has been taken to hospital.

There were reports of cows on the loose on the A9 near Perth, as emergency services were called to the scene at the Broxden Roundabout after two crashes.

The road was closed in both directions at about 7.30am but reopened by 10am.

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A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene. We transported one male patient to Ninewells Hospital."

Police Scotland confirmed that officers had been at the scene. Traffic Scotland reported that cows were loose on the road following the crashes.