A man has been seriously injured after crashing his motorcycle into a field.

The incident happened on the A952 near Hatton in Aberdeenshire at 10am on Tuesday.

The man has been taken to hospital with serious leg injuries.

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "A motorcyclist came off his bike.

"We believe he is seriously injured."

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman added: "We dispatched one road ambulance and our helimed air ambulance to the scene.

"One male patient was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary by helicopter."