A man was taken to hospital after suffering a "serious leg injury" following a crash in Sunderland involving a car and a motorbike.
Emergency services were called to a collision involving a motorbike and a car on the A1290 near the Northern Spire Bridge shortly before 12pm on Wednesday. Northumbria Police, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service and the North East Ambulance Service all attended the scene.
A man in his 50s was treated at the scene for a serious leg injury and the ambulance service confirmed they took one patient to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment. The eastbound road was closed for more than an hour while emergency services dealt with the incident.
