A 19-year-old woman remains in hospital with 'pelvic injuries' following a two-vehicle collision.
Emergency services were called to the collision, which involved a Ford KA and a Mercedes CLA, on the B6275 at the crossroads between Summerhouse and Royal Oak, near Darlington, just before 5.15pm Wednesday afternoon.
Four people from the two cars were taken to hospital and the road was shut for several hours as emergency services including County Durham & Darlington Fire & Rescue Service, the North East Ambulance Service and the Great North Air Ambulance Service dealt with the incident.