A 44-YEAR-OLD man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a collision between a car and a lorry in Mickley on Saturday.

Police attended the scene of the crash, which involved a Porsche Cayman and a lorry, on the A695 at 3.20pm.

The road was closed while emergency services attended the scene and both drivers are said to have suffered minor injuries.

The road re-opened later that day.

A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said that, as is protocol with any collision, both drivers were breathalysed.

The arrested man has been released under investigation.