Overview
- A two-vehicle collision on the B1281 near Blackhall Colliery on Sunday evening left a 19-year-old man dead at the scene and led to multiple people being taken to hospital.
- North East Ambulance Service dispatched three ambulance crews, a rapid response paramedic, a clinical team leader, an advanced paramedic and the Great North Air Ambulance critical care team to treat and convey patients.
- Three passengers from one vehicle were treated at scene and taken to hospital as a precaution and have since been discharged, and the driver of the other car was also treated and discharged.
- Durham Constabulary closed the stretch of the B1281 between Hesleden and Yohden Hall Nursing Home for collision investigation and asked anyone who saw the crash or has dashcam footage to contact police.
- Local investigators and emergency services say the inquiry is ongoing and drivers should expect disruption after single-vehicle and two-vehicle rollovers on rural B-roads often require extended scene examination to establish cause.