One person is in hospital following a medical incident yesterday evening.

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said they received a call to attend a medical incident at a private address on Escomb Road in Bishop Auckland on Saturday (March 16).

They confirmed they deployed one emergency ambulance to the scene.

They also confirmed that one person was taken to hospital.

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A NEAS spokesperson said, "We received a call around 6.30pm on Saturday 16 March 2024 to a medical incident at a private address on Escomb Road in Bishop Auckland.

“We sent one emergency ambulance and took one person to hospital."

The Northern Echo have also contacted Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) for more information on the incident.