Two teenagers left fighting for their lives after Saltburn crash

Emergency services, including the air ambulance, were called to Saltburn Lane in Saltburn just before 4.45pm yesterday (June 6).

Six patients were treated at the scene before being transported by ambulance to James Cook University Hospital.

The road was closed for several hours following the crash while officers carried out an investigation of the scene.

Two 17-year-old boys travelling in the front of a black Ford Fiesta, heading from Saltburn bank towards the A174, have been left with life threatening injuries.

A 15-year-old boy travelling in the back of the car was also taken to hospital with a broken leg, several cuts and suffering from shock.

The fourth passenger, an 18-year-old man, was checked over at hospital for cuts and shock.

The driver and passenger of the other vehicle involved in the collision, a silver Toyota Corolla travelling in the opposite direction, suffered minor injuries and shock.

The 54-year-old man and the 18-year-old woman were taken to hospital for checks.

A spokesman for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic collision on Saltburn Lane in Saltburn involving two cars just before 4.45pm today (June 6).

“We dispatched four ambulance crews, the air ambulance, a specialist paramedic, a clinical team leader and a duty officer.

“They treated six patients at the scene of the collision before conveying them to hospital."

The Great North Air Ambulance Service also attended the scene.

A spokesperson said: “Our critical care team based in the North East was activated at 4.43pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Saltburn.

 “We had two paramedics and a doctor on board our aircraft, and they arrived on scene at 5.02pm.

 “Shortly afterwards, they requested assistance from our critical care team based in Cumbria.

 “On board their aircraft were two doctors and a paramedic, and they arrived on scene at 5.41pm.

 “Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat two patients.”

Any witnesses or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the collision are asked to call Cleveland Police on 101, quoting reference SE26108872.