A person has been taken to hospital following a crash at Redwell Corner, near Allendale, this afternoon.

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said they received a call at 2:21pm today to attend a road traffic collision involving two vehicles at the junction of the B6295 and B6304.

They said a paramedic crew attended and one patient has been taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) hospital in Newcastle with chest pain.