Emergency services called to two-vehicle collision in Hartlepool town centre

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A car passenger needed treatment from an ambulance crew after a collision involving two vehicles.

Cleveland Police, Cleveland Fire Brigade and the North East Ambulance Service were all called to the scene following the incident involving a green Ford Fiesta and a blue SAAB close to the junction of Victoria Road and Grange Road, in Hartlepool town centre, at just after 12.30pm on Saturday, October 24.

A police spokeswoman said there was a driver and a passenger in each vehicle, with one of the occupants examined at the scene after complaining of chest pains.

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Emergency services at the scene of a collision between two vehicles near the junction of Hartlepool's Grange Road and Victoria Road. Picture: Carl Gorse.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesman confirmed to the Mail that no-one was taken to hospital.

The fire brigade were called after one of the vehicles began leaking fluid.

The police spokeswoman added: “An ambulance was called to complaints of chest pain from one of the passengers but it is not serious and they have been checked over.”

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