Five people treated by paramedics following crash on A689 in Hartlepool
Five people were treated by paramedics following a road crash. Watch more of our videos on Shots! and live on Freeview channel 276
The incident closed part of the A689 Stockton Road, in Hartlepool[2], after emergency services were alerted just after 7.30pm on Friday night. A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service[3] (NEAS) said it was called out at 7.32pm “to reports of two vehicles involved in a road traffic collision on the A689”.
A statement added: “We dispatched four ambulances, a rapid response paramedic and a clinical team leader to the incident. We treated five patients before conveying to hospital.”
The collision took place on the Hartlepool-bound carriageway of the A689 between the Greatham and Queens Meadow Business Park turn offs.
A Cleveland Fire Brigade spokesperson said the incident took place on the Hartlepool-bound carriageway between the turn offs for Greatham and the Queens Meadow Business Park. Three fire engines were sent from Hartlepool, Billingham[4] and Stockton stations with crew members administering first aid to at least one person.
The brigade spokesperson added: “No people were trapped when we got there.” The last appliance left the scene at 8.33pm. Cleveland Police have been contacted for further information.
The crash took place only a week after a pedestrian died following a collision on the A689, nearer to Newton Bewley, on January 5, at around 9pm.
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- ^ Hartlepool (www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk)
- ^ North East Ambulance Service (www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk)
- ^ Billingham (www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk)