Patient taken to hospital after air ambulance called to incident in County Durham

A patient was taken to hospital after the air ambulance were called to an incident in County Durham.

Patient taken to hospital after air ambulance called to incident in County Durham

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One person was taken to hospital after the air ambulance was called to an incident in County Durham.

Emergency services were called at 11.20am on Sunday (September 27), to an incident in Pelton Fell.

A spokesperson from Great North Air Ambulance service said: “Our critical care team was activated at 11.20am to an incident in Pelton Fell.

"We had a paramedic and a doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 11.33am.

"Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient.

"The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by our team.”

The nature of the incident is not yet confirmed.

The Northern Echo has contacted Durham Police and North East Ambulance Service for more information.