Appeal for information following crash on A952 near Toll of Birness

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a crash on the A952 near Toll of Birness in Aberdeenshire.

The crash happened around 1.05pm on Thursday, 1 January, 2026, and involved a blue Volkswagen T-roc and a white Suzuki Ignis.

Three women, aged 81, 51 and 20, were taken to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary with serious injuries.

The road remains closed.

Sergeant Sarah Ritchie from the North East Road Policing Unit said: "Enquiries are ongoing and I would appeal to anyone who witnessed the crash to contact us.

“We’d also ask anyone who may have dashcam footage of the road at the time to come forward.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101 quoting incident 2238 of Thursday, 1 January, 2026.