A person has been taken to hospital after a serious crash on the A689 in County Durham which saw an air ambulance land at the scene.
Emergency services were called to a road traffic collision on the A689 between Eastgate and Stanhope shortly after 7.30am on Monday morning. Durham Constabulary, the North East Ambulance Service, and the Great North Air Ambulance Service all attended the scene.
The road remains closed while the incident is dealt with. The ambulance service said it dispatched two ambulance crews and a clinical team leader and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken by road to the University Hospital of North Durham.
