Two people have been taken to hospital following a crash on a Darlington road this afternoon.

Durham Police confirmed they received a report of a crash on McMullen Road in Darlington involving two cars and one truck at around 12:20pm on Thursday (November 30).

They confirmed two people were taken to hospital for treatment.

A Durham Police spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a three-vehicle collision on McMullen Road, in Darlington, at about 12.20pm today.

"It involved two cars and a truck.

"Two people were taken to hospital for treatment.

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"The road was closed for around two hours while officers were in attendance and the vehicles removed."

A North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic collision on McMullen Road in Darlington this afternoon (30 November) at 12:15pm.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew and took two patients to Darlington Memorial Hospital"