Two drivers have been taken to hospital with suspected back injuries after a collision between two cars in Cramlington.
The crash occurred shortly before 6am on Tuesday on Fisher Lane near the junction with the A1068 and the road was closed to traffic.
Emergency services were called to the scene and the drivers of both vehicles were taken to hospital with suspected minor injuries to their backs.
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The ambulance service confirmed they were taken to Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington.
The road has now been reopened and the vehicles have been recovered.
A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said: “Shortly before 6am today (Tuesday) we received a report of a two vehicle collision on Fisher Lane, Cramlington, near the junction with the A1068.
"Officers and emergency services attended the scene and the drivers of both vehicles were taken to hospital with suspected minor injuries.
"The vehicles have been recovered and the road is now fully reopened.”
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called at 5.46am to attend a road traffic collision involving two cars. We dispatched two crews and conveyed two patients to Northumbria hospital with suspected back injuries."
