A person was taken to hospital after an air ambulance was called out to an incident in a County Durham this morning.

The Great North Air Ambulance was seen landing in Meadowfield, near Durham, shortly after 11am. 

Paramedics from the North East Ambulance Service also attended and transported a patient to hospital. The nature of the incident is not known. 

A spokesperson for the Great North Air Ambulance Service said: "We were activated to an incident in Meadowfield, Durham at 11:15am and the team flew to the incident via helicopter, arriving on scene at 11:31am.

"They worked with the North East Ambulance Service to treat the patient before accompanying them to hospital by road."

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at a private address in Meadowfield, Durham this morning (24 August) at 10:36am.

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"We dispatched two ambulance crews, one specialist paramedic and were supported by our colleagues at Great North Air Ambulance Service.

"One patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham."

We have contacted Durham Police for further information.