A driver was left with serious injuries after his car crashed into a roadside tree.
The accident happened on the A947 Aberdeen to Banff road on the outskirts of Turriff in the early hours of Saturday morning.
The 30-year-old male driver of the red Fiat Punto was taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious but non-life threatening injuries.
His condition was not known last night. A police spokesman said: “At around 12.20am on Saturday we attended, along with the Scottish Ambulance Service and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, a one-vehicle road accident on the A947 Turriff to Banff road near Morrison Motors.
“The 30-year-old male driver sustained serious injuries and was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by ambulance.
“The road was closed to enable an investigation into the cause of the accident.
“We are keen to hear from anyone who witnessed the accident or who saw the vehicle being driven in the area about the time of the collision and would request they call us on 101.”
A spokesman for the fire service added: “We attended the scene of a road collision on the A947 on Saturday morning.
“We ensured the vehicle was safe and provided initial first aid until the ambulance service arrived. We were not required to cut anyone free.”
Aberdeenshire Council has recently agreed to create more passing places on the route in an effort to make it safer for overtaking vehicles.
It follows years of campaigning by locals to turn around its poor accident record.
The A947 was the scene of two or three fatal crashes a year between 2005 and 2009, 50% more than the national average. The number of accidents linked to corners was found to be 250% higher than national statistics.
Residents were invited to sessions in Banff and Oldmeldrum to discuss plans to increase safety on the route in December 2012.
The talks followed a study funded by the North East Scotland Transport Partnership (Nestrans) and Aberdeenshire Community Safety Partnership and were carried out as part of efforts to meet government accident reduction targets.