59-year-old woman in hospital with serious injuries after crash in Aberdeenshire

Police officers are appealing for information after a serious road crash near Auchtydonald on the A950.

At around 1.30pm on Tuesday, February, 16, officers on patrol came across a white Toyota Yaris that had left the road on the A950, Peterhead to Mintlaw road, near Auchtydonald.

The 59 year-old driver of the car was taken by Ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where she is being treated for serious injuries.

The road is closed and Road Policing Officers are currently carrying out enquiries at the scene to establish the circumstances surrounding this crash.

Sergeant Andrew Meikleham of the North East Road Policing Unit, said: “Officers are urging anyone who witnessed the white Toyota Yaris being driven in the area, or anyone

driving on that road with dash-cam footage to contact us.

"Anyone with information that may assist the ongoing investigation should contact officers through 101 quoting reference number 1465 of February, 16, 2021.”

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