POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a crash involving five vehicles on the A171 Guisborough bypass.
A 22-year-old man is recovering in after suffering multiples fractures to his leg and cuts to his head.
The collision happened about half a mile east of Middlesbrough Road at 7.45am on Thursday morning, initially between a blue Honda Civic and a silver Mitsubishi Shogun.
The Honda Civic then hit an articulated vehicle with a trailer and a white Transit van. Slight damage was also caused to a red Vauxhall Corsa after it was hit by debris.
A spokeswoman for Cleveland Police said the driver of the Honda Civic in a comfortable condition at James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough.
The driver,45, of the Mitsubishi Shogun suffered a fracture to his foot and has been released from hospital.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact PC Jayson Morris of Cleveland Police Roads Policing Unit on 01642-326326, quoting event number U11072.
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