A road that was forced to close after a woman in her 70s was involved in a collision with a bus has reopened after more than four hours.

Parts of Parkfield Road and the A1305 in Stockton were closed to motorists at around 10am on Thursday (July 28) following reports that an Arriva bus service had collided with a pedestrian.

Emergency services from Cleveland Police, North East Ambulance Service and Great North Air Ambulance were scrambled to the scene, where it was established that a woman in her 70s had been involved in the crash.

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Police officers immediately shut off the street with a cordon, while paramedics treated the woman.

After around an hour at the scene, the woman in her 70s was taken to James Cook Hospital via road ambulance, where her condition is still unknown at this time.

Specialist teams from Cleveland Police’s accident investigation unit could be seen at the incident for numerous hours after the crash.

The road eventually opened at 2.20pm.

A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: “Police were called to a report of a collision around 10.10am this morning on Bridge Road, Stockton.

“A woman aged in her seventies has been taken to James Cook University Hospital.

“The road is currently closed from St John’s crossing towards Yarm Road."

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service added: “We received a call at 10.02am this morning to reports of a road traffic incident involving a pedestrian and a bus on the A1305 junction with Bridge Road, Stockton-on-Tees.

“We dispatched two specialist paramedics and requested support from the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).

“One patient was taken by road to The James Cook University Hospital for further treatment."

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