Four-vehicle crash near Cramlington sees seven people taken to hospital
Seven people have been taken to hospital following a four-vehicle crash near Cramlington.
Just before 9am today (May 28), the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) were called to a collision on the A19 near Moor Farm Roundabout.
Six ambulance crews were dispatched who took seven patients to hospital for further treatment.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on A19 near Moor Farm Roundabout in Cramlington at 8:47am on Thursday 28 May.
"We dispatched six ambulance crews and one duty officer to the incident. Seven people were taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSEC) for further treatment."
A Northumbria Police spokesperson added: “Just before 9am today (Thursday), we received a report of a four-vehicle collision on a mini roundabout just off Moor Farm Roundabout in Cramlington.
“Emergency services attended the scene and no-one is reported to have been seriously injured.
“A section of the road which was closed in both directions to allow for recovery of the vehicles involved is now fully re-open to traffic.”