Person taken to hospital and road closed following road traffic collision
A road has been closed and a woman taken to hospital following a road traffic collision.
The incident took place near Durham City this afternoon at around 1.10pm.
A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a one-vehicle road traffic collision on the A691 at Sniperley just after 1.15pm today (June 16).
“The driver of the car involved, a woman in her 50s, was taken to hospital after suffering a suspected medical episode. The road is currently closed and drivers are asked to find an alternative route.”
The incident was also attended by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).
An NEAS spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A691 at Sniperley, at 1.10pm on 16 June. We dispatched a clinical team leader and two double crewed ambulances. One patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham."