POLICE are appealing for information following a collision in Bishop Auckland on Sunday (April 26).

A woman passenger was hurt when a red Citroen Picasso was hit in the rear by a red Ford Focus at traffic lights on Bone Mill Bank, South Church at about 1.20pm.

Both cars has moved off towards South Church when the lights turned green but the accident happened when the Citroen driver braked to allow a small white car coming towards it to pass through.

A woman travelling in the Picasso needed hospital treatment for whiplash injuries.

The white car drove on without stopping.

Any witnesses are asked to PC Samantha Jackson of the south road policing unit on 0345-60-60-365.