A man has been taken to hospital after a car flipped over on a County Durham road.

Durham Police confirmed they received a report of a one-vehicle collision on the A690 between Brancepeth and Willington at 3:45pm yesterday (March 26).

They confirmed the driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.

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A spokesperson for Durham Police said: “Police were called just before 3.45pm yesterday (March 26) to a one-vehicle collision in which a car had flipped over on the A690 between Brancepeth and Willington.

“The male driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.”

The Northern Echo have contacted North East Ambulance Service for more information on the incident.