Two adults and infant taken to hospital after being struck by car on Aberdeenshire road

Emergency services were called to the incident on an Aberdeenshire road.

Two adults and an infant were struck by a car just after 2pm this afternoon on Newtonhill Road.

As a result, the road was closed for an hour while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A spokeswoman for the police said their injuries were not thought to be serious.

She added: “We received the called at 2.10pm to reports of a crash on Newtonhill Road near Tesco involving pedestrians.

“The pedestrians were two adults and a child.”

A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service said: “We received a call at 2.07pm to attend a road traffic incident at Newtonhill Road, Stonehaven.

“We dispatched two ambulances and a paramedic response unit to the scene and transported two adults and an infant to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”