A woman has been taken to hospital after she was struck by a car near an Aberdeenshire housing estate.

The female pedestrian was knocked down by a vehicle on the A967 at the junction with Braehead Crescent in Stonehaven at around 3:05pm on Tuesday.

Ambulance crews were called out to the scene and the woman was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

She sustained a head injury but is said to be in a stable condition. .

The road is currently closed in both directions.