A person is in hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle crash on a County Durham road yesterday afternoon(Monday, November 6).

Emergency services were called out following reports of a road traffic collision on the junction of the B1278 and A177, near Sedgefield, at about 4.15pm.

Durham Police closed off the road as a crew from the North East Ambulance Service attended along with a clinical team leader. The Great North Air Ambulance was also called out.   

The collision involved a Mercedes C class and a Mercedes Sprinter.  The driver of the C Class received serious injuries and was taken to hospital by road. 

A Durham Police spokesperson said: "Police were called shortly after 4pm last night (November 6) to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A177, near Sedgefield.

"It involved a Mercedes C class and a Mercedes Sprinter.

"The driver of the C Class received serious injuries and was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesborough for treatment.

"Both vehicles were recovered from the scene."

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on the junction of the B1278 and the A177 in Sedgefield at 4.16pm on Monday afternoon.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew and a clinical team leader and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.

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One patient was transported to James Cook Hospital by road."

The road was closed for a number of hours, while accident investigators inspected the scene.