A WOMAN was taken to hospital with head injuries after her car collided with a caravan near Sedgefield yesterday.

The accident happened on the south-bound carriageway of the A1(M), between Bowburn and Bradbury, just after noon. The car rolled three times and the 54-year-old woman was trapped inside. Firefighters from Newton Aycliffe and Stanley freed her.

North East Ambulance Service crews from Fishburn and Durham and a rapid response paramedic also attended. The woman was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham. Her injuries were not thought to be serious.