An 81-year-old man has been knocked down by an Audi in a shopping centre car park.

The incident took place in Westhill Shopping Centre in Aberdeenshire at around 11.30am on Friday.

It has left the elderly man with life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Audi, a 37-year-old male, was uninjured in the incident.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the collision.

Sergeant Rob Warnock said: "Enquiries into the circumstances of the incident are at an early stage and I am appealing to anyone who witnessed the incident or saw the black Audi A3 or the male pedestrian immediately prior to the incident to contact Police Scotland on 101.''