Crash shuts Middlesbrough’s Stokesley Road with police and ambulance called to scene

A crash has shut Middlesbrough's Stokesley Road with police and ambulance called to the scene. The collision happened just past The Grove, leading to Cleveland Police[1] closing the road from Ladgate Lane up to the A174. Several ambulance vehicles also attended the incident around 7.15pm tonight - Thursday, January 23.

Pictures show emergency services at the scene of the crash, which is believed to involve a van which collided with a property, with a cordon erected and blue lights flashing. Officers began making door to door inquiries and asking if residents had any CCTV. The force released a statement on Facebook[2] around 9.15pm saying: "Stokesley[3] Road (A172) is currently closed between Ladgate Lane and the A174 due to a collision.

Please use alternative routes. Thank you for your patience."

A North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) spokesperson said: "We received a call to 999 at 7.16pm this evening to an incident on Stokesley Road in Middlesbrough[4] in which a vehicle had reportedly crashed into house. We sent two emergency ambulance crews, a doctor and a clinical team leader."

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References

1. ^ Cleveland Police (www.gazettelive.co.uk)
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3. ^ Stokesley (www.gazettelive.co.uk)
4. ^ Middlesbrough (www.gazettelive.co.uk)
5. ^ North Yorkshire (www.gazettelive.co.uk)
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