Man suffers serious head injuries in Consett motorbike crash

Police and ambulance crews were called to Healeyfield Lane on Tuesday (February 24) after a motorbike and Volvo collided at around 2.20pm. 

The male rider of the bike was rushed to hospital in an air ambulance with serious head injuries while the passenger was taken to hospital with leg injuries. 

Their current conditions remain unknown at this time.

The road was closed for several hours while investigators worked at the scene – with a picture showing the Great North Air Ambulance Service helicopter on a field nearby.

The North East Ambulance Service (GNAAS) confirmed earlier this week that one person had been flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle and another taken by road to the University Hospital of North Durham. 

The male driver of the Volva was unhurt. 

Durham Police is now appealing for more information and for anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch. 

A GNAAS spokesperson said: “Our critical care team was activated at 2.49pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Healeyfield.

“We had a paramedic and doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 3.06pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient.”

A North East Ambulance service spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Healeyfield Lane in Consett at 2.14pm this afternoon (24 February).

“We dispatched two ambulance crews and requested support from our colleagues at Great North Air Ambulance Service.

“One patient was flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary and a second patient was taken by road to University Hospital North Durham.”

Anyone who witnessed the incident or has dashcam footage is asked to contact the force on 101 quoting incident reference 206 of February 24.