The accident happened shortly after 17:30 on Tuesday on the A832 between the Tore roundabout and Muir of Ord.
The man who died was in his 30s and driving a blue Mazda 6.
The driver of a black Volkswagen Golf, a man in his 40s, was taken to Raigmore Hospital with serious injuries. A white Toyota Hilux was also involved in the collision but no one else was injured.
Police have appealed for witnesses.
A man has died after his car was involved in a three-vehicle crash north of Inverness.