A man has been arrested on suspicion of both dangerous and drug driving after a serious crash on a garage forecourt in County Durham, police have confirmed.

Two people were taken to hospital with injuries after a BMWX5 crashed into three other parked cars at the Shell garage on the A167 at Croxdale, south of Durham, on Sunday.

The road was closed for several hours while emergency serviced dealt with the incident and clear up at the Barmooor Service Station.

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A Durham Police spokesperson said today (July 11): “Police were called to reports of a serious road traffic collision on the A167 at the Shell garage at noon yesterday (July 10).

“Officer from Durham Constabulary’s Roads and Armed Policing Team attended the incident which involved a BMW X5 which had collided with three parked cars in the station forecourt.

"The driver and passenger were taken to James Cook University Hospital by ambulance.

"The driver, a man in his 40s, was also arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and drug driving. Enquiries are ongoing."

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Earlier CDDFRS group manager Ian Irving told the Northern Echo: "We were called to deal with one vehicle.It was a collision between a vehicle and some parked cars and a petrol pump.

"We released the passenger of the vehicle. The driver managed to self-rescue but there was some assistance needed for the passenger.

"We also assisted in mopping up some fuel, which had spilt. Staff at the garage did a good job in isolating everything, once the collision had occurred."

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We sent two emergency ambulance, a clinical team leader and two Hazardous Area Response Teams and took two patients to James Cook Hospital."

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