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Woman taken to hospital after collision on Ferryhill road

Whinhill Road was shut in both directions.

Police van on Whinhill Road
Police closed Whinhill Road in Aberdeen. Image: Darrell Benns/DC Thomson.

A woman has been taken to hospital following a crash in the Ferryhill area of Aberdeen.

Whinhill Road was closed in both directions by officers since about 11.20am on Friday.

Police confirmed a female pedestrian was involved in the collision with a car near the Fonthill Terrace junction.

She has been taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

A number of police cars, an ambulance and an incident response unit all attended the scene.

Motorists will be unable to access the road from Great Southern Road or the Fonthill Road and Bon-Accord Street junctions until further notice.

A police spokesperson said: “Around 11.20am on Friday, December 6, we were called to a report of a crash involving a car and a female pedestrian on Whinhill Road at Fonthill Terrace, Aberdeen.

“Emergency services attended and the woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

“The road is closed and inquiries are ongoing.”

A spokesperson from the ambulance service said: “We received a call at 11.19am to attend an incident on Whinhill Road, Aberdeen.

“We dispatched one ambulance, one special operations response team (SORT), and one trauma team to the scene.

“One patient was transported to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”

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