A motorist has been airlifted to hospital following a crash on the Cairn O’Mount road.
Emergency services were called to the B974 Fettercairn to Cairn O Mount road just after 1pm on Saturday.
The incident involved a car and a van.
The road was closed for more than six hours as collision inspectors examined the scene and tried to piece together what happened.
A police spokesman said: “We were made aware of a crash involving a car ad a van on the B974 Cairn O’Mount road north of Fettercairn shortly after 1.05pm on Saturday, August 5.
“One person was taken to hospital and the road was fully reopened around 7.20pm.”
One person airlifted to hospital after car and van crash on Cairn O’Mount road