Woman charged after car crashes off coast at Gardenstown

A woman has been charged after a car crashed off an Aberdeenshire coastal road and ended up on its roof on rocks.

Police were called to the Seatown area of Gardenstown at about 23:55 on Tuesday.

It followed a report of a one-vehicle crash.

Police Scotland said in a statement: "A 49-year-old woman has been arrested and charged in connection with a road traffic offence and will be reported to the procurator fiscal."

RNLI lifeboats and coastguard rescue teams were called out to reports of a car in the water.

Coastguards said that as units were arriving at the scene, police confirmed the person who was in the car was already ashore.