Police officers taken to hospital after crash at A66 roundabout leaves van badly damaged
Three people - including two police officers - attended hospital after a crash on the A66[1] which closed the carriageway. Emergency services were called to the scene of the collision[2] which occurred just after 12.15pm on Monday. Pictures showed debris on the road and the crumpled front bumper of a police van in the westbound carriageway at the Middlesbrough Road roundabout at the top of Cargo Fleet Lane.. A Cleveland Police[3] spokesperson said it was a two-vehicle collision involving a police van and a panel van with trailer.
The A66 westbound was closed, with a diversion along Middlesbrough Road. "Two police officers were taken to hospital to be checked over," said the spokesperson. The road was reopened just after 3pm. A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 12.18pm on Monday, September 22, to reports of a road traffic incident on Cargo Fleet roundabout in Middlesbrough[4].
We dispatched two ambulance crews and a clinical team leader to the scene. "Our crews treated three patients on-scene: one patient made their own way to hospital with minor injuries, and an additional two patients were transported to hospital for further treatment."
The scene following the collision on the A66 at South Bank
Cleveland Fire Brigade also attended the scene on Monday (Image: Terry Blackburn)For Teesside news direct to your inbox every day, go here to sign up to our free newsletter[5]
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