Two people sustained minor injuries in a crash that saw an Arriva bus collide with two cars this afternoon (Wednesday, March 27). 

An Arriva bus crashed into two cars when travelling on Neasham Road at around 2.40pm. Emergency services, including police and ambulance, were called to the scene.

The road was closed for a period as vehicle recovery was carried out. 

The Northern Echo:

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 2.37 pm this afternoon to a three-vehicle road traffic collision on Neasham Road, Darlington.

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"We dispatched a clinical team leader and a double-crewed ambulance. Two patients were treated and discharged at the scene."

A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: "We were called at 2.40pm today to a collision on Neasham Road, in Darlington, involving a bus and two cars.

"Two passengers on the bus are believed to have sustained minor injuries."