A truck driver has been seriously injured following a crash in the early hours of Friday morning.
Emergency services were called to A177 near the Thorpe Thewles area of County Durham at around 1am after a flat-bed recovery truck left the carriageway and collided with a tree. The driver sustained "serious injuries" and was taken to James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
The road was closed for several hours while collision investigators worked at the scene. Police are now keen to speak to anyone who witnessed the incident or with dashcam footage.
