Two people have been taken to hospital after a three-vehicle collision involving a HGV on the A688 near Bowburn this morning. The Great North Air Ambulance Service was called to assist paramedics at the scene of the crash.
Collision details
The road was closed in both directions between Rosalind Franklin Way and the A177 Thinford Road as emergency services responded to the collision between a HGV, a Vauxhall Combo van, and a Kia Picanto, which happened at around 7.30am.
The North East Ambulance Service dispatched two ambulance crews, one clinical team leader and one Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene. Crews also requested support from The Great North Air Ambulance Service, which was activated at 8.08am and arrived within 10 minutes.
Response and hospital transfer
A spokesperson for the charity said: "We had a paramedic and two doctors on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 8.18am. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient and they were taken to hospital."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on A688 in Durham at 7:29am on Friday 16 October. We dispatched two ambulance crews, one clinical team leader, one HART crew (Hazardous Area Response Team) and supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service. Two patients were taken to University Hospital of North Durham (UHND) by road."
Road reopened
Durham Constabulary said the vehicles have now been recovered from the scene and the road has reopened.
