A major County Durham road was closed for several hours following a serious crash last night.

The A19 southbound was shut between the A179 (Hartlepool) and the A689 (Wolviston) after a serious collision which happened at about 11.50pm on Saturday, December 13.

The road remained closed throughout the night due to “the seriousness of the incident”, causing lengthy traffic delays.

The North East Ambulance Service has since confirmed the crash involved a single vehicle.

The road was closed for hours following the crash. (Image: STUART BOULTON)

A spokesperson said: “We attended a single-vehicle road traffic incident on the A19 southbound near the slip road to Elwick at 11.11pm last night (December 13).

“We dispatched a paramedic ambulance and a clinical team leader to the scene.”

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