One in hospital after HGV crashes into wall in Darlington with air ambulance called

At 1.46pm on Stockton Road in Darlington, police, fire, ambulance, and air ambulance were called to the scene as pictures showed a HGV had smashed through a wall and narrowly missed a nearby tree. The HGV on Stockton Road in Darlington (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) Air ambulance attended the scene to assist and one patient was transported by road to Darlington Memorial Hospital for further treatment.  The A1150 was closed both ways and caused major standstill traffic jams across that area of Darlington including delays of up to 30 minutes on the A66. 

Stockton Road in Darlington remains closed since 1pm today (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) A dog walker, who lives on Whinfield Road, passing the scene said: "It looks dreadful. I'm just praying that they are okay. It's an awful thing to see especially so close to my house."

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A Durham Constabulary statement said: "We were called to reports of a one-vehicle collision on the A1150 in Darlington at around 1.50pm today (Thursday).

"The driver was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital for treatment. "The road remains closed between the A66 junction and the roundabout at Barmpton Lane while the vehicle is recovered from the scene." Debris from the collision (Image: THE NORTHERN ECHO) A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 1.46pm on Thursday 13 February to reports of a road traffic incident on Stockton Road in Darlington.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew and a clinical team leader, and requested support from our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS) who attended by air and our blue light colleagues at the police and fire services. "One patient was transported by road to Darlington Memorial Hospital for further treatment." A spokesperson from County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service (CDDFRS) said: "Shortly before 1350 today (Thursday), we received a report of a one-vehicle collision, involving a HGV, on the A1150, Darlington.

"Two crews from Darlington and a third crew from Cleveland Fire Brigade assisted at the scene."