Person cut from vehicle and three injured in Stanley crash

Emergency services were called to a two-vehicle crash on Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley, just after noon yesterday (July 14).

Three people were taken to the University Hospital of North Durham for further treatment.

Both vehicles were recovered, and the road was reopened around 2pm.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We received a call at 12.03pm on Tuesday 14 July to reports of a road traffic incident on the junction of West Street and Tanfield Lea in Stanley, County Durham.

“We dispatched two ambulance crews to the scene and transported three patients to UHND for further treatment.”

A County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) spokesperson said: “We were called at 12.06pm yesterday (July 14) to a road traffic collision involving two cars on Tanfield Lea Road at the junction with West Street, Stanley.

“Two fire engines from High Handhold and Consett Fire Stations attended. Crews left the scene at 1.20pm”

A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: “We were called to reports of a two-vehicle road traffic collision in Tanfield Lea Road, Stanley. The fire service and ambulance service also attended and one person had to be cut out of a vehicle. Three people are believed to have been hurt.”