A man has died in hospital seven weeks on from a collision that closed a busy road for five hours. Emergency services were called to the junction of Normanby Road and The Avenue in Teesville , following the crash on Thursday, September 25.

The incident involved an off-road motorbike and a van. Cleveland Police confirmed at the time that both riders of the motorbike suffered serious injuries and were taken to James Cook University Hospital , in Middlesbrough .

The driver of the van received minor injuries. The road was closed between the junction with Outwood Academy Normanby and Sycamore Road for a number of hours as emergency services dealt with the incident.

Cleveland Police has confirmed that 27-year-old Anthony James Temple, who lived in Thornaby , has died in hospital t

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