An event to raise awareness of antisocial driving and the effect it can have on people’s lives took place last night at Holiday Inn, Westhill.

A Community Partnership Project, “Crash Live” had been organised in response to local concerns about the standard of driving in and around Westhill.

It included a staged road traffic accident with volunteers in the role of victims, displaying how the emergency services deal with such a scene.

Westhill Local Police Constable, Neil Benvie, said: “We have had a number of complaints recently regarding antisocial driving and speeding in local communities by a wide cross section of motorists.

Grampian Fire & Rescue Watch Manager Andrew Prescott also gave a presentation and spoke about the longer term effects on road traffic collision victims and their families.

Further local partnership events are planned for the spring.