TWO cars were involved in a crash on the A167 at Newton Aycliffe on Monday morning.

Police were called to the scene at Linde Way, Aycliffe Business Park, just before 8am after the accident occurred on the northbound carriageway.

The accident involved a VW Golf driven by a 29-year-old woman, from North Yorkshire, and a Daihatsu Sirion, driven by a 44-year-old man, from Newton Aycliffe.

No injuries were reported from the scene.

One lane was closed for about an hour-and-a-half after the collision.