CRASH: The incident happened close to the A67 junction with the B6275 at Piercebridge, near Darlington. Picture: Google
A MOTORIST who crashed his car into a bus shelter and veered into woodland has been left with serious injuries.
The man, who was driving a Ford Mondeo, crashed near to the A67 junction with the B6275 at Piercebridge, Darlington at around 10.35pm on Saturday night.
He drove into a bus shelter, with the impact causing his car to leave the road and come to a standstill in a wooded area.
The driver was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital before being transferred to Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital. His injuries are serious but not believed to be life threatening.
A front seat passenger was also injured as a result of the crash and was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.
- Anyone who saw the crash or the car prior to the collision should contact police on non-emergency number 101 quoting incident number 550 of September 30.
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