Two people have been taken to hospital after a collision on the A90 near Toll of Birness.
The crash, involving a black Fiat 500 and a black Audi TT, forced the closure of the road near Ellon for several hours. It was re-opened just before 12.30pm.
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call at 0832 hours this morning to attend a road traffic collision on the A90
“We dispatched three ambulances to the scene and two patients were taken to hospital.”