Two taken to hospital after serious crash on A96 near Huntly

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Image caption, The road was closed for several hours

Two men in their 50s were taken to hospital - one by air ambulance - after a serious crash in Aberdeenshire.

The three-vehicle collision happened on the A96 near Huntly at about 17:40 on Thursday.

The Scottish Ambulance Service said: "We dispatched two ambulances, an air ambulance and our trauma team to the scene. We transported two patients to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, one via road and one was airlifted."

The road was closed for six hours.

Police Scotland said a 54-year-old man was taken to hospital by air ambulance, with a 53-year-old man taken by road.

Inquiries are ongoing.