Police were last night probing the death of a man whose body was found on a pavement in a Moray town.
Officers cordoned-off Southfield Drive in Elgin outside Glassgreen Medical Centre around 9pm.
Two ambulances were also called to the scene in the south of the town.
Last night, police refused to give any details about the incident – but did confirm a man had died.
It is not known if the death is being treated as suspicious or an accident, or if it was a medical matter.
But around 11pm scenes of crime officers arrived and started examining the pavement around where the body was found.
Flashes could also be seen going off as they took photographs.
A spokesman for the ambulance service: “We were called to Elgin just before 9pm.
“We sent two units.”
The ambulances left the scene shortly before 10pm.
Two police vans and four police cars were also at the scene, which was cordoned-off with blue and white tape between the A941 Elgin-Rothes road and the junction between Southfield Drive and Robertson Drive.
The medical centre car park was also cordoned-off.
A small black car was parked on the road yards from what appeared to be a body covered with a blanket.
One resident in Southfield Drive said he had been alarmed by the sight of the emergency vehicles in the road and went outside to see what had happened.
The pensioner said: “This is generally a very quiet area, I couldn’t believe it when I saw all the flashing lights outside.
“It’s something you never hope to see outside your front gate.
“You have to think about the family at a time like this. This looks like a terrible accident of some sort.”