A689 Bishop Auckland: Vehicle and pedestrian involved in crash

The A689 between the viaduct at Bishop Auckland and the Toronto Lodge roundabout was closed from around 3am until shortly before 8am while emergency services were at the scene.

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) has now confirmed a vehicle and pedestrian were involved in the incident.

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A NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call to 999 at 2:38am this morning to a road traffic collision between a pedestrian and a vehicle on the A689.

“We sent a clinical team leader and an emergency ambulance crew to the scene."

The Northern Echo has contacted Durham Police for further information.

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