Two people taken to North Tees hospital after a road traffic collision on the A19

Two people have been taken to North Tees hospital following a road traffic collision on the A19 near Wolviston.

The incident happened at around 4.20pm on Friday, June 26 on the northbound side of carriageway.

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have confirmed that two double-crewed ambulances were dispatched to the scene to treat the injured.

There are no details about the condition of the two patients or the injuries that they sustained in the crash at this time.

A spokeswoman for NEAS said: “We received a call at 4.24pm to reports of a road traffic collision on the A19 near Wolviston.

“We dispatched two doubled crewed ambulances to the scene and two patients were transported to North Tees hospital.”

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