A driver has been injured in a car crash, forcing a road to be closed for seven hours.

The smash happened on the A947 between Aberdeen and Newmacher at 11.30pm on Thursday.

A man was taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary following the crash.

Officers closed the road for seven hours before it was reopened at 6.30am on Friday.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: "His injuries are not believed to be serious."