A teenage motorcyclist whose head crashed into a pole after he came off his bike has thanked passersby who stopped to help him.

Rob Young was heading out of Newton Aycliffe on Sunday (July 21) at about 1pm when he came off his motorbike on Middridge Road at Rushyford.

Police and paramedics rushed to the scene and the 18-year-old IT technician was taken to James Cook Hospital in Middlesbrough.

Rob, from Newton Aycliffe, has now thanked passersby who stopped to help him after he lost control of his bike, saying: “I can’t thank them enough.

“They got me help when I needed it.

“The way the world’s been going recently it nice to know there’s still some good out there – it restores your faith in humanity a bit.

Rob Young.Rob Young. (Image: UGC)

“One of them was a nurse and once I had come around there was quite a few people surrounding me making sure I am okay.

“My mam had no way of getting there on her own so one of the passersby drove all the way home to bring her there.”

Rob, who has only been riding for a month but completed his CBT test in February, says he lost control of the bike when he went over oil and sand in the road.

He suffered a bruised spinal column, impacted nerve in his knee and whiplash.

The scene of the incident.The scene of the incident. (Image: UGC)

He said: “It remember it all to be honest.

“I was riding along, going at about 35mph and there was what looked to be like oil and sand on the road and I lost control.

“I regained control and next thing I know I am going straight towards the curb. I just slammed the breaks and then I end up heading into the temporary traffic sign and then I slid off and my head hits the pole.

The teenager says he’ll get back on his bike once he’s recovered, but will avoid the stretch of road where the accident happened.

Police and paramedics at the scene.Police and paramedics at the scene. (Image: UGC)

A Durham Police spokesperson said: “Officers attended a collision on Middridge Road at around 1.20pm on Sunday.

“A motorbike collided with a lamppost, and the rider attended hospital as a precaution.”

Recommended reading:

Get more from The Northern Echo with a digital subscription. Get access for 4 months for just £4, or get 40% off an annual subscription with our latest offer. Click here.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic collision today (21 July) at Middridge Road in Rushyford, Durham at 13:12. We dispatched one ambulance crew and two HART resources (Hazardous Area Response Team) to the incident. Once patient was taken to James Cook University Hospital."

The crash happened just meters away from where two teenagers were killed in a motorbike crash earlier this month.

Wayne Hodgson, 18, was driving the motorbike with 13-year-old Bobby Grimes riding pillion when they collided with a car shortly after noon on Friday (July 5). Both of them tragically died.