TWO women were taken to hospital after separate serious road crashes today.
One woman who had been driving a horse box suffered leg injuries after a crash at about noon near Muggleswick, near Consett and was taken to Hexham General Hospital.
Consett firefighter, sub-officer Colin Wheatley attended the scene at Muggleswick just past the turn-off to Derwent Reservoir.
He explained that two wagons had collided. The woman, from the Edmundbyers area, had to be cut free with hydraulic equipment.
Less than one hour later, the emergency services were called to a head-on crash at Iveston just off the A691 near Consett.
The woman was taken to University Hospital, Durham City with neck and back injuries.
Station officer Clive Pratt helped extricate the woman trapped in a car at Iveston.
He said: "The cars had collided and both drivers, who were both women, were treated at the scene. One had minor injuries but the other had to be taken to hospital."
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