A man was trapped in a crash involving a van and a lorry.

The smash happened on the A96 between Inverurie and Pitcaple in Aberdeenshire shortly before 11.30am on Tuesday.

A 69-year-old man had to be freed before being taken to hospital with arm injuries.

The road has been closed in both directions.

A Scottish Ambulance Service spokesman said: "We dispatched one ambulance to the scene.

"One male patient in his 60s was taken to the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary."

A Police Scotland spokeswoman said: "There is a lot of debris on the road at the moment."