One man taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision outside a Hartlepool pub

The collision happened at around 11.10am on Sunday, December 27, outside the Travellers Rest pub.

Emergency services closed the road while at the scene and one man was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees, in Stockton, for further treatment following the incident.

Paramedics also assessed a second patient before deciding that they did not need to be transported to hospital.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 11.35am to two-vehicle road traffic collision outside the Travellers Rest pub, on Stockton Road, in Hartlepool.

"Two ambulances attended and one took a man to North Tees Hospital.

"A second patient was assessed at the scene and did not need to be transported to hospital for further treatment.”

Cleveland Fire Brigade, who sent two crews from Hartlepool and Stockton stations, said one casualty was “extricated by fire brigade personnel and transported to hospital by ambulance”.

A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: “Police attended a two vehicle collision on Stockton Road in Hartlepool near the Traveller’s Rest at 11.10am on Sunday.

"It involved a beige Skoda and a black Citroen C3.

"A man from one of the vehicles sustained a head injury and a teenage girl sustained injuries to her abdomen and shoulder.

"The road was closed, with diversions put in place to allow emergency services to work together and for recovery of the vehicles.

"It was re-opened just after 1pm”

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