TWO people were taken to hospital after a crash on the A69 at Haydon Bridge on Saturday.

Police received a report of a two vehicle collision on the A69 westbound, near the junction of the A686, at around 5.15pm on Saturday, September 28.

Officers and emergency services attended the scene, and two people were taken to the Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington with minor injuries.

The lane was blocked while emergency services were in attendance and both vehicles were recovered.

A spokesman from North East Ambulance Service said: "One person was trapped in one of the vehicles and suffered a head injury."