Officers are appealing for information following a collision in the Firtree area of Crook at the weekend.
The collision happened at around 6pm on Saturday, November 11, on the A68 just prior to the Firtree service station.
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The incident involved a black Vauxhall Insignia, a white Skoda Karoq, and a third vehicle which is believed to have left the scene prior to emergency services arriving.
Those involved sustained minor injuries.
Anybody who has any information relating to the collision or the identity of the third vehicle, including any dashcam footage, is asked to contact PC Nick Prest via 101 or email Nicholas.Prest@durham.police.uk, quoting incident number 317 of November 11.
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