A man has tragically died after crashing his car on the A92 in Aberdeenshire. Emergency services were called to the scene near North Esk Bridge at around 1.35pm on Thursday.
The 46-year-old, who was the only occupant inside the vehicle, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene a short time later. His next of kin have been informed.
The road remains closed to allow for a full accident investigation to take place with local diversions put in place by police. Officers are now appealing for witnesses to to the one vehicle crash to come forward.