A man and a five-year-old girl have been rescued from a car after it collided with a lorry in Aberdeenshire.

The 44-year-old man was trapped in the car after the crash and had to be cut free by firefighters.

The man and the girl are now being treated at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the accident near Loch of Skene, Aberdeenshire.

Their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.

The A944 road was shut while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A call came in at 11.40am about a crash on the A944 near the Loch of Skene involving a lorry and a car."

"The 44-year-old male driver and a young girl, aged five, were taken to hospital with no life-threatening injuries."

The A944 reopened at about 2.15pm after both vehicles were removed from the scene.