The incident involving a red Ford Fiesta and a white Peugeot Partner took place at about 7.20am on Station Road, Cramlington.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Nobody was seriously injured, but the female driver of the Peugeot was taken to hospital by paramedics as a precaution.
“The road was blocked for a short period of time as emergency services dealt with the incident, but it has now been cleared.”