A bus has been involved in a crash with a detached trailer near Raemoir.
Part of the A980 Banchory to Alford road was closed following the crash at around 4.45pm on Wednesday.
The incident took place west of the Raemoir House Hotel.
Police confirmed the road was closed westbound as a result of the crash.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service sent two appliances to the scene at 4.46pm, with one each coming from Aboyne and Banchory.
A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We were called around 4.50pm on Wednesday, September 4, to a report of a crash on the A980 near Banchory involving a detached trailer and a bus.
“Emergency services are in attendance and the road is closed westbound.”
As well as connecting Alford and Banchory, the road goes by the famous Craigievar Castle and through the villages of Lumphanan and Torphins.
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