02-08-2025
One taken to hospital after two-vehicle crash on County Durham road
One person has been taken to hospital after a two-vehicle crash on a County Durham road.
Police and ambulance crews were called to Woodside Bank in Consett shortly before 12.30pm on Saturday (August 2).
The road was partially blocked as emergency services attended the scene.
One patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham. Their condition is not known.
The Northern Echo has contacted Durham Constabulary for more information.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a two vehicle road traffic incident on Woodside Bank, Consett just before 12.30pm this afternoon.
"We dispatched a double crewed ambulance and one patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham."
