A COUNTY Durham road was closed for two hours this morning (March 21) after emergency services battled to clear a road traffic collision.

Police officers and ambulance crews were called to the scene of a two-vehicle collision on Dene Bridge Row, Chilton, at around 7.25am this morning.

LIVE: County Durham road closed after two-vehicle crash

After attending the scene, near Elemore Hall School, police officers closed the road for near to an hour as a precautionary measure - causing congestion for those wanting to drop their children at school and people commuting in and out of Chilton.

The Northern Echo: Dene Bridge Row, Chilton. Picture: GOOGLE.Dene Bridge Row, Chilton. Picture: GOOGLE.

No one was injured during the collision, according to the emergency services present, and the road reopened at 9.30am.

A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: “Police were called just before 7.25am to a two-vehicle collision on Dene Bridge Row, in Chilton.

No injuries were reported.”

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