Emergency services at the crash on the A947 Fyvie to Aberdeen road
A man was taken to hospital after an overturned car burst into flames.
Emergency services were called to the single-vehicle collision at around 5.15pm on Saturday, south of Fyvie on the A947 Turriff to Aberdeen road.
Crews from Oldmeldrum and Turriff were tasked with extinguishing the flames.
A spokeswoman in the fire control room said: “The flames were well established when we arrived.
“The driver was out of the vehicle when crews arrived.
“They used hose reel jets to extinguish the flames and administered first aid until the ambulance got there.”
A witness, who reported hearing a large bang when working outside, told us the site was a “complete fireball”.
“The car was overturned and had burst into flames,” he said.
“It looked serious, a complete fireball.”
“Firefighters were there in no time at all.”
A police spokeswoman said: “Around 5:15pm on Saturday 27 March 2021, police received a report of a car on fire on the A947 at the Mill of Petty. Emergency services attended and one man was taken to hospital.”
A section of the road was closed for some time while an investigation was carried out.
Man in hospital after overturned car ‘burst into flames’ on north-east road
