Three people have been taken to hospital following a collision on the A947 in Aberdeenshire.
Emergency services were at the scene after a crash between an HGV and a car on the Whiterashes to Newmachar road.
Police, fire crews and the ambulance service were called to the scene at around 5am this morning.
Traffic and bus services in the area were diverted while police worked on the incident.
Three injured following A947 crash
Three people have been injured in the collision.
A police spokesperson said: “Around 5am on Monday, 8 January police received a report of a car overturned on the A947/B993 between Whiterashes and Newmacher, Aberdeenshire.
“Emergency services attended and three people have been taken to hospital by ambulance.
“Inquiries are ongoing.”
A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 05:01 to attend a one-car RTC on A947 near Whiterashes. Three ambulances were dispatched to the scene and three patients were transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”
Fire crews at A947 crash
A spokeswoman for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We attended the scene of a crash on the A947 this morning.
“We sent two appliances after a report of a road traffic crash between a car and an HGV.
“There were three casualties.
“We were called at 5.02am and the stop sign came at 5.47am. Our task was to make the vehicle safe.”