One person has been taken to hospital following a crash on the Central Motorway during Tuesday morning's rush hour.
Emergency services were called to the scene after the crash close to the junction with Grandstand Road in Newcastle at about 8.20am. Travel time was more than half an hour as the road was initially closed completely before both lanes were reopened.
Despite the fact that one person has been taken to hospital and two were checked over at the scene, none of the injuries are thought to be serious. The road is now completely reopened.
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A statement from the North East Ambulance Service read: "We were called at 8.40 this morning to a three vehicle road traffic collision at the junction of the A167, central motorway, and the A189, Grandstand Road.
"We dispatched a double crewed ambulance. Two patients were treated at the scene and one patient was transported to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 8.15am today (Tuesday), we received a report of a three vehicle collision on the central motorway near Grandstand Road.
"Emergency services remain at the scene and no serious injuries have been reported."
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