One person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash in Newcastle.
The collision happened on a roundabout on Haddricks Mill Road, in Gosforth, at around 12.20pm on Tuesday.
Police, firefighters and paramedics were called to the crash which involved a Kia and Audi.
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Firefighters gave emergency care to one person before they were taken to hospital by paramedics.
A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said "We can confirm we were called at 12.30pm to a road traffic collision on Benton Park Road in South Gosforth
"Two appliances, one from Gosforth and one from Byker Community Fire Station, were at the scene in just five minutes.
"One person received emergency care by our firefighters at the scene and was passed over to paramedics to be taken to hospital. Our firefighters left the scene at 1.04pm."
Motorists faced delays of up to 20 minutes as traffic tailed back between Osborne Road to Haddricks Mill Industrial Estate, and Osborne Road to West Farm Avenue
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 12.20pm on Tuesday police received a report of a collision involving two cars on Haddricks Mill Road in Newcastle."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 12.20pm to a road traffic collision on the junction between the A191 and the A189 at Hunters Road, Gosforth.
"We sent one emergency ambulance and transported one patient to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."
The road was reopened at around 2.30pm.
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