A person has been taken to hospital after a multi-vehicle collision on the A19 near Sunderland.
Emergency services including police, fire and ambulance attended the scene of the crash which happened just after the A1231 Sunderland Highway at 8.30am. Two lanes were blocked and there were 20 minute delays with tailbacks for more than four miles.
It was reported one vehicle had struck the barrier and then another car collided with it. One patient was treated and discharged on-scene, and another was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital for further treatment.
