A person was taken to hospital, and ambulance and air ambulance services attended the scene after an incident outside a County Durham school yesterday.
Ambulance services were called to a private address near Abbey School in Darlington, to reports of a person falling on Monday (October 25).
Meanwhile, Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) confirmed they landed on a field next to Abbey School after being called to the address yesterday morning at 10.43am.
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) confirmed they had requested assistance from GNAAS, while the latter said a person had been taken to hospital.
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In a statement, a NEAS spokesperson said: "We were called at 10:25 yesterday morning to a private address in Darlington.
"We dispatched a clinical team leader, a double crewed ambulance and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance."
A GNAAS spokesperson confirmed the person was taken to hospital by an NEAS road crew yesterday morning.
Speaking on the incident, an NEAS spokesperson has today confirmed it did not take place at Abbey School.
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A GNAAS spokesperson today said: "Yesterday our critical care team were activated at 10.33am to reports of a fall in Darlington.
"They arrived on scene at 10.43am and worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat the patient.
"The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew and our team arrived back on base at 11.40am."
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