A MAN in his 30s was taken to hospital with chest injuries after a rush hour crash in Durham city centre.

Police were called at 5.25pm last night (Wednesday, February 9) to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Leazes Road involving a car and motorbike.

A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called at 5.24pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the junction of Leazes Road and New Elvet in Durham.

“We sent a rapid response paramedic, an emergency ambulance and a team from the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

“A male patient was taken to University Hospital North Durham for further treatment.”

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Durham Constabulary said both vehicles were removed from the scene.

A spokesman said: "Police were called at 5.25pm last night (February 9) to reports of a two vehicle collision on Leazes Road, Durham involving a car and motorbike.

"A man in his 30s was taken to hospital with chest injuries.

"Both vehicles have since been recovered from the scene."

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