A MILITARY vehicle has been involved in an accident with a car in Darlington.

The bomb disoposal-type white van collided with a blue car on McMullen Road at about 1.33pm.

No one is believed to have been hurt but the road was temporarily blocked.

A Durham Constabulary spokesman said: “We were called to McMullen Road in Darlington shortly after 1.30pm today to reports of a road traffic collision between a blue Ford car and a van which had left the road blocked.

"No serious injuries were reported.

"Officers are currently still on the scene”.

The Army has been contacted for comment.