Four people have been taken to hospital following a crash in Darlington.
Police and paramedics were called to Burtree Lane on Tuesday morning after a multi-vehicle collision involving two cars and a HGV.
The incident - which took place just before 8.15am - sparked slow traffic delays along the route, with eyewitnesses reporting that the road was "inaccessible" at the time.
The North East Ambulance Service confirmed it sent three ambulance crews to the crash and treated and discharged two patients at the scene.
Four people were then taken to hospital - one to the Darlington Memorial Hospital and three to The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
The extent of their injuries are not currently known.
An ambulance service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a multi-vehicle road traffic incident on Burtree Lane in Darlington at 8.14am this morning (Tuesday 16 July).
"We dispatched three ambulance crews who treated and discharged two patients on-scene and transported four patients to hospital for further treatment.
"One patient was transported to Darlington Memorial Hospital and three patients were transported to The James Cook University Hospital."
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