There was traffic chaos on the A194 northbound in Gateshead on Friday morning following a multi-vehicle crash.
Two people went to hospital as a result of the collision involving four vehicles including a lorry on the A194 northbound. Emergency services scrambled to the scene near Whitemare Pool Roundabout just after 6.30am.
Three fire engines attended and firefighters worked to free two individuals who were trapped inside their vehicles. One patient was taken to to South Tyneside Hospital and another made their own way to an urgent care centre.
