A MAN was taken to hospital with arm and leg injuries following a crash between a motorbike and a car.

It happened on Emerson Way, near the Iron Horse pub, in Newton Aycliffe on Saturday and involved a KTM 350 motorbike and Volkswagen Golf.

Emergency services were called to the scene at about 2.19pm.

A spokeswoman for the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) confirmed one patient had been taken to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough with arm and leg injuries.

She said: "We sent a rapid response vehicle and an ambulance and took one patient to James Cook Hospital with arm and leg injuries."

A spokesperson for Durham Police said on Monday: "The 36-year-old rider of the KTM was thrown from the bike and was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, with serious injuries. 

"The driver of the car – a 35-year-old man – received a minor injury."

The road was closed for a period while emergency services dealt with the incident.

  • Anyone who witnessed the collision, or has any information in relation to it, is asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting incident number 260 of March 30.