One person in hospital after car rolls over in A19 Washington crash

One person has been taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital after a three-vehicle crash on the A19 Northbound in Washington this evening (April 19).

North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have confirmed they received a report of the collision, in which a car had rolled over, at 6:27pm.

Read more: Sunderland A19 Crash Live: Person taken to hospital after car rolls over

An NEAS spokesperson said the service deployed a clinical team leader, a Hazardous Area Response Team and an emergency ambulance crew to the scene.

They said: "We received a call at 18:27 to reports of a road traffic incident on the A19 north in Washington in which a car had rolled over.

"We sent a clinical team leader, a Hazardous Area Response Team and an emergency ambulance crew to the scene and took one patient with minor injuries to Sunderland Royal Hospital."

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: ”Shortly before 6.30pm yesterday (Wednesday) police received a report of a three-vehicle collision on the A19 northbound near to the junction with Hylton Bridge in Sunderland.

“Emergency services attended the scene where the road was blocked. Thankfully, no life-threatening injuries were reported.  

“The road was re-opened at around 8.35pm.”

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AA traffic maps reported the road was closed due to a three-vehicle crash on the A19 Northbound from A183 to A1231 Sunderland Highway.

The incident caused queuing traffic and long delays on the A19 Northbound in Washington.

The Northern Echo have contacted Northumbria Police for more information on the incident.