A person was taken to hospital after a vehicle crashed into a house on the outskirts of Darlington last night, knocking a huge hole out of a wall. 

Emergency services were alerted to the collision in Stockton Road, Great Burdon, shortly before 8.45pm on Friday night.

Police and ambulance service attended the incident, where a person was treated at the scene before being taken to hospital.

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The road was closed in both directions, while the scene was cleared. 

The part of the house that was damaged has been fenced off. 

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on Stockton Road, Great Burdon, Darlington, shortly before 8.45 last night (Friday 1 November).

"We dispatched a double crewed ambulance and a duty officer. One patient was taken to James Cook Hospital."