Two women have been cut free from the wreckage of their car after colliding with a tree in Aberdeenshire this morning.
Police were alerted to the incident on the A93 around one mile outside Aboyne towards Aberdeen at around 10.20am.
Police, fire and ambulance crews are at the scene.
Its understood that the woman have sustained serious injuries and the fire service have cut the roof off the blue Honda Jazz to free them.
UPDATE: The road has now reopened.