Two people have been taken to hospital after a digger collided with a car and overturned in Newcastle.
Emergency services were called to a collision just before 3pm on Tuesday on City Road. It was reported that a JCB had collided with a Nissan Juke and subsequently overturned.
The road was closed by police officers while other emergency services attended the scene. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue (TWFRS) confirmed they helped to remove the driver of the JCB from the vehicle using a number of specialist tools. The driver of the Juke was able to remove themselves from the car.
