A MINOR accident during rush-hour caused delays on a main arterial road in and out of Darlington.

The collision on the mini-roundabout at the junction of Neasham Road and Yarm Road near the town's Bank Top railway station happened just after 4pm on Thursday.

The Northern Echo:

Incident outside the Tanners Hall pub on Skinnergate

Emergency services attended the scene but there appeared to no serious injuries as a result of the incident.

Police directed traffic around the stricken car on the roundabout while paramedics checked out the occupants of the two vehicles.

In an earlier incident on Skinnergate in the town centre a pedestrian was taken to hospital following an incident near to the Tanners Hall pub.