A motorcyclist has been seriously injured after his bike crashed off a busy north-east road.
The accident happened on the A98 Banff to Portsoy road at shortly before 2pm.
Police and ambulance are in attendance at the scene of the one-vehicle crash, which happened between Boyndie and the junction with the A95 Keith road.
A police spokesman said: “The road will be closed for some time. Local diversions have been put in place.
“The motorcyclist has sustained serious injuries.”