Everything we know as male airlifted to hospital after Cockfield crash

Emergency services were called to the junction of Burnthouse Lane and Long Lane at rush-hour on Friday.

A male is being treated in hospital.

Here is everything we know about the incident so far:

Where did the crash happen?

The crash happened at the junction of Burnthouse Lane and Long Lane between Cockfield and Staindrop.

A bike and a car were involved in the incident, which was first reported at 5.44pm on Friday.

Did emergency services attend?

Both the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) and Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) were called to the scene.

A NEAS spokesperson said: “We received a call to 999 on Friday, April 24, at 5.44pm to reports of a road traffic collision between a bike and a car at the junction of Burnthouse Lane and Long Lane in the Staindrop area. 

“We sent a rapid response paramedic, an emergency ambulance crew and the air ambulance.

“One male patient was taken by GNAAS to James Cook hospital for further treatment.”

GNAAS confirmed they attended the scene.

A spokesperson said: “We were activated at 5.47pm on Friday, April 24, to a road traffic collision in Cockfield.

“We had a doctor and two paramedics on board our aircraft who, upon arrival on scene, assessed and treated a patient and airlifted them to hospital.

“The flight from scene to hospital took 12 minutes.”

Were police called?

It is not yet known if police were called to the scene.

The Northern Echo contacted Durham Police for comment.