One person was taken to hospital following a single-vehicle collision in Teesside.

Emergency services were called to Kirkleatham Lane, in Redcar, just before 12noon today (Saturday, July 30).

The road was closed for several hours between Hambleton Avenue and West Dyke Road.

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Paramedics and members of Cleveland Fire Brigade carried out first aid at the scene before one casualty was taken to James Cook Hospital, in Middlesbrough.

The Great North Air Ambulance was called to assist but was not required to transport the patient to hospital.

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Kirkleatham lane in Redcar shortly before 12noon today. We dispatched two ambulance crews, a clinical team leader and an officer, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service. One patient was taken by road to James Cook Hospital."

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