One person has been taken to hospital after a collision which is understood to have involved multiple vehicles.
Emergency services were called to Leechmere Road in Hill View, Sunderland shortly before 8pm on Saturday following a crash. Reports on social media suggested at least five vehicles were involved in the collision before an ambulance crew responded to the scene.
A North East Ambulance service (NEAS) spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision in Leechmere Road, Sunderland at 7.50pm last night. We dispatched a clinical team leader and one ambulance crew, and transported one patient to the Sunderland Royal Hospital for further treatment."
