Appeal after Collision in Hartlepool

Police are appealing for witnesses to a collision in Hartlepool on Saturday 21^st January.

The incident happened around 5:35pm on the eastbound A689 adjacent to the entrace to North Close Farm (prior to Dalton Back Lane), involving a Landrover Defender and a Volkswagen Polo.

The collision caused the Landrover to flip onto its side in a nearside verge.

A 70-year-old woman, who was a passenger travelling in the Polo, was taken to James Cook University Hospital with a fractured sternum.

Anyone who may have witnessed the collision is asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting incident number 012608.