Woman dead and 5 injured in Aberdeenshire road crash

A woman died and five other people were injured in a crash in Aberdeenshire.

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Two vehicles collided on the A90 by the Toll of Birness junction, north of Ellon, at around 1.50pm on Saturday.

A 57-year-old woman died at the scene and five other people were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary for treatment.

Police appealed for witnesses to the crash involving a Vauxhall Meriva and a Renault Megane.

Sergeant Neil Morrison said: “Enquiries into the cause of this collision are at an early stage however we would ask anyone who was in the area at the time or who saw either of these vehicles in the area prior to collision to come forward.”