A cyclist has been taken to hospital with serious injuries following a crash with a lorry on a north-east road.
Emergency services were called to Low Street in Banff at 2.20pm following reports of a crash.
A male cyclist has been taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he is being treated for a serious head injury.
The road was shut for about two hours as police, fire and ambulance crews attended the incident, which happened outside Wilson Defence Solicitors.
The lorry was towing a trailer behind it and remains at the scene, along with the wreckage of the bike.
A police spokeswoman said: “Around 2.20pm on Friday 7 August 2020, police received a report of a road crash involving a lorry and a cyclist on Low Street, Banff.
“The cyclist was taken by ambulance to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary where he is currently being treated for a serious head injury.
“Inquiries continue.”
A Scottish Fire and Rescue Service spokesman said they had screened an area of the street off to allow ambulance staff to work in private.
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