Police officers have confirmed that a biker is in critical condition in hospital after a collision involving a car and a motorcycle on the A67 near Darlington on Sunday (October 16).
Emergency services were called to the A-road close to Middleton St George at around 2.10pm following reports of a serious collision on the stretch of road.
Police closed the road near to Teesside Airport between the Long Newton turnoff of the A66 and Eaglescliffe turn off on the A67 while ambulance crews treated a patient at the scene.
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At the time of the incident, the North East Ambulance Service confirmed that a person had been flown to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough for further treatment.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service told The Northern Echo: “We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on the A67 Yarm Road shortly after 2pm this afternoon.
“We dispatched one ambulance crew, a rapid response paramedic and a clinical team leader, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
“One person was flown to James Cook Hospital for further treatment."
Police collision investigation vehicles were seen at the scene while the road was closed for several hours as drivers were urged to avoid the area.
The road reopened shortly after 6.10pm on Sunday evening.
On Monday (October 17), officers from Durham Police confirmed that the person flown to hospital was a biker and they remain in a critical condition.
In a statement issued to The Northern Echo, a spokesperson for the police force said: "Police were called just before 2.10pm yesterday (October 16) to a collision involving a motorcycle and car on the A67 near Middleton St George.
"The biker suffered critical injuries as a result of the collision and was taken to hospital, where he remains.
"The road was closed for a significant amount of time while collision investigators worked at the scene.
"Anyone who witnessed the collision is asked to call Durham Constabulary on 101, quoting incident 211 of October 16."
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