WATCH: Woman in hospital after two-vehicle smash in South Shields

A collision between two vehicles has left a woman in need of hospital treatment.

The crash involving a Nissan Note and a Renault Scenic happened on Chichester Road in South Shields just before 1.15pm today.

Northumbria Police said a woman was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries.

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The road was closed between the roundabout at Chichester and towards Imeary Street and Westoe Road for nearly two hours while the damaged cars were cleared from the route.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesman said the woman was taken to South Tyneside Hospital for treatment.

An Ambulance spokesman said: “We were called at 1.10pm to the scene.

“We despatched a rapid response vehicle, backed up by an ambulance, and took a patient to South Tyneside Hospital.”