Person in hospital after air ambulance incident in Crook

An air ambulance landed at the scene <i>(Image: GNAAS)</i>
An air ambulance landed at the scene (Image: GNAAS)
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A person has been taken to hospital after an incident in Crook. 

Emergency services were called to the County Durham town on Tuesday (July 29) following reports of a medical incident around 2.20pm.

An air ambulance was sent to the scene and it is understood that the helicopter landed near Tennyson Terrace, although this has not been confirmed. 

A Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) spokesperson said paramedics worked to assess and treat a patient before they were taken to hospital in a road ambulance.

Their condition remains unknown.

A spokesperson said: "Our critical care team was activated at 2.20pm to reports of a medical incident in Crook.



"We had a doctor and two paramedics on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 2.32pm.

"Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.

"The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team."

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