Man in hospital with fractured spine and head injuries after two-car smash

A man has been left with a fractured spine and head injuries after a two-car crash in Eaglescliffe on Sunday.

Yarm Road in Eaglescliffe <i>(Image: GOOGLE)</i>

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A man has been left with a fractured spine and head injuries after a two-car smash in Eaglescliffe.

Police and paramedics were called to Yarm Road on Sunday (October 18) after a grey 3 series BMW and blue Citroen Berlingo collided around 7.20am.

The Berlingo driver, a 64-year-old man, suffered a fractured spine and head injuries and was taken to the University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton.

Cleveland Police said he remains there today.

The force is asking anyone who was in the area before and at the time of the crash - or who captured these vehicles on their dash cam in the moments before - to get in touch.

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Please contact police on 101 quoting reference number SE26208776.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said, "We received a call at 7.32am this morning (October 18) to a report of a two vehicle road traffic collision at the junction of the A135 and Chestnut Road in Stockton.

"We sent two emergency ambulance crews to the scene, who treated and discharged one patient and conveyed a second to North Tees Hospital for further treatment."