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Emergency services called to two vehicle crash in the north-east

RTC on the B9002 near the A96 junction .
07/09/18.
Picture by KATH FLANNERY
RTC on the B9002 near the A96 junction . 07/09/18. Picture by KATH FLANNERY

A north-east road was blocked this morning after a crash between a car and a van.

Two men were taken to hospital following a the collision.

The incident, involving a car and a van, happened at 7.40am under the railway bridge at the junction with the A96 and B9002, the Oyne Fork.

Emergency services were called to the scene shortly before 8am.

Both the van and car were severely damaged, with car parts and glass littered across the road in the aftermath of the crash.

RTC on the B9002 near the A96 junction .<br />Picture by KATH FLANNERY

Once at the scene, firefighters worked to free a male driver from the red car, which has been written off.

A fire spokeswoman said: “We had two appliances there with eight crew members.

“We released one male casualty from the vehicle, and he was assisted by the ambulance service.”

The fire unit used cutting gear to safely extract the man before he was sent to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary as a precaution.

The section of the road was closed while glass and car parts were removed from the road and a recovery vehicle arrived to take the car and van away.

A police spokeswoman said: “The crash was between a van and a car, a Citroen Berlingo and a Volkswagen Polo.”

“Fire were there to assist one person out of their vehicle, they weren’t seriously injured but they couldn’t get the door open.”

There has been no structural damage to the bridge as a result of the crash.