A 13-year-old is in hospital with serious head injuries following a road accident.
The youngster was struck by a van in Joicey Terrace, Tanfield Lea, near Stanley, County Durham, on Thursday afternoon.
The boy, from Tanfield, was taken to Newcastle General Hospital where his condition was described last night as serious but stable.
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