A person was rushed to hospital, after an assault in Middlesbrough saw the air ambulance called out. 

An attack on the street of Grove Hill, in Middlesbrough, near the hospital, happened on Saturday night (May 25). 

Emergency services descended on the scene, including ambulances and a crew from the Great North Air Ambulance. 

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A spokesperson for GNAAS said: "On Saturday our critical care team was activated at 8.50pm to reports of an assault in the Grove Hill area of Middlesbrough.

"We had a doctor and paramedic respond on a rapid response vehicle and they arrived on scene at 9.03pm.

"They worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient, and the patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team."