A CRASH involving a tractor and two other vehicles closed two lanes on the busy A19 on Tuesday afternoon.

The emergency services worked throughout the afternoon to clear the accident site, near Teesside Park in Stockton while drivers experienced huge tailbacks.

The crash happened at around 12.15pm and involved a tractor, a white Skoda and a white Ford Transit van.

It is not known whether anyone was injured as a result of the incident.

Cleveland Police took to social media to say that the collision happened on the A19 Northbound between Mandale and the A66 junction, leaving lanes three and four temporarily closed.