Two people have been taken to hospital following a three-vehicle crash near Ardoe House Hotel.
Emergency services were called to the B9077 to reports of a multi-vehicle crash at around 8.24am.
The road was closed for more than three hours while police, firefighters and paramedics attended the scene, fully reopening just before noon.
A total of four fire crews were dispatched to the area following a request for assistance by police.
Firefighters used hydraulic cutting equipment, stabilisation equipment and small tools upon their arrival.
The condition of the two people taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary is unknown.
The crash is the third incident to be reported in the area this week.
A one-vehicle crash was reported on Sunday.
Meanwhile, on Tuesday, a van driver escaped uninjured after his vehicle left the road and landed on its side near Ardoe House Hotel.