A crash in Sedgefield has resulted in traffic delays this morning.

Traffic was building up due to the crash on the A689 at A177, near Sands Hall Roundabout.

The two-vehicle collision occurred just after 7:15am and police arrived on the scene shortly afterwards, and involved a Mercedes Benz and a Lexus UX.

Fortunately, the drivers arranged recovery for the vehicles.

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A spokesperson for Durham Police said: “We were called to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Sedgefield just after 7.15am this morning.

“The incident involved a Mercedes Benz and a Lexus UX.

“No one is believed to have been seriously injured and the drivers arranged recovery for their vehicles.”