Three males and two females were taken to hospital after a two car smash on Peth Bank, Lanchester, near Durham, this afternoon.
Emergency services were called at 2.38pm. The casualties were treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken by ambulance to the University Hospital of North Durham. The extent of their injuries is not known.
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