Two people taken to hospital and road closed following single-vehicle crash

Two people have been taken to hospital following a single-vehicle crash on an Aberdeenshire road.

Emergency services were called to the A93 near Banchory at around 10.45am on Tuesday.

The route remains closed in both directions between Banchory and Inchmarlo after two people were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “Emergency services are in attendance and members of the public are asked to avoid the area where possible at this time.”

A spokesperson for the Scottish Ambulance Service added: “We received a call at 10.40am today to attend an incident on the A93.

“We dispatched two ambulances and our special operations team to the scene. We transported two patients to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.”

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