A TEENAGE driver was arrested after overtaking another vehicle and ending up in a hedge.

The 18-year-old was at the wheel of a white Audi A3 when it crashed near Dalton-on-Tees on Wednesday afternoon.

It was travelling along the A167 from Northallerton towards Darlington between 3.30pm and 4pm when it overtook another vehicle before leaving the road and coming to rest in a hedge.

Police are appealing to anyone who was travelling along the road from Northallerton to Darlington and saw the manner of driving of the Audi - or has any dash-cam footage of the vehicle - to come forward.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact North Yorkshire Police on 101, select option two and ask for Northallerton Serious Crime Team.

The 18-year-old male driver of the vehicle left the scene of the collision and was later arrested.