One person was hospitalised following an incident near a Middlesbrough bar early on Saturday morning.

Police and ambulance services responded to a report of an incident near Bar Cuda, on Middlesbrough's Albert Road 

A spokesperson from the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called just after 1am this morning to an incident on Albert Road, Middlesbrough.

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"The Medicar attended the scene and one patient was taken to James Cook Hospital. 

"The Medicar is a joint initiative with NEAS and Cleveland Police covering their force area.  It is staffed by two Special Constables and a NEAS paramedic."

Cleveland Police have also been contacted for a statement.