POLICE are appealing for any witnesses or dash cam footage following a collision in Hartlepool last night, (Tuesday).

The incident happened at around 7pm on Brierton Lane at the junction with the A689 Stockton Road, involving a grey Mercedes GLA 200 and a white Peugeot 208.

The elderly male driver of the Mercedes, aged in his 80s, and a 17-year-old female passenger from the Peugeot were taken to the University Hospital of North Tees with injuries that are not believed to be life threatening.

The male driver was detained overnight for observation, whilst the female was released from hospital.

Any witnesses to the collision, or anyone with dash cam footage, is asked to contact PC Leslie Thompson from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit, on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 071157.