A motorcyclist and passenger have been taken to hospital following a crash in Northumberland.
Police received a report of a crash between a car and a motorcycle on the A190 in Seaton Delaval shortly after 5pm on Tuesday.
Emergency services attended and the motorcyclist and their pillion passenger were taken to hospital seriously injured.
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The road was closed for several hours but police confirmed but the road has since reopened.
Officers are now asking any witnesses to come forward and help with their investigation.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At about 5.20pm we received a report of a collision between a car and a motorcycle on the A190 in Seaton Delaval.
"Emergency services attended the scene and the motorcyclist and their pillion passenger were taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
"Enquiries into the circumstances around the collision are ongoing and any witnesses are encouraged to contact police quoting reference NP-20210824-0816.”
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