TWO drivers were taken to hospital with minor injuries following a car crash in Darlington.

The A167 at Coatham Mundeville was closed for several hours on Thursday morning following the crash involving two vehicles outside the Foresters Arms pub.

The Northern Echo:

The A167 was closed for several hours while the incident was cleared. Picture: Shane Dew

Durham Police were called to the scene shortly after 7am and a road block put in place at The White Horse pub, Beaumont Hill, caused severe tailbacks along North Road.

The drivers of the Volkswagen Golf GT and Audi A1 involved in the incident were taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital to be checked over, however their injuries have been described as minor.

A Durham Police spokeswoman said: “We were called at just after 7.10am to a two-vehicle road traffic collision.

“Officers closed the road at 8.15am and it reopened at 10.10am.”