A tanker driver had a lucky escape after his vehicle overturned on a major Teesside road.
A section of the A19 southbound was closed for more than an hour after a tanker carrying a non-hazardous substance tipped over just after the A174 Thornaby intersection at 9.45am today.
Emergency services including police, fire, and the Great North Air Ambulance attended although the 48-year-old driver was taken to hospital by road with a broken arm, head and neck injuries.
It took fire crews around 45 minutes to free the driver who was trapped by his arm in the cabin.
One lane of the southbound carriageway of the A19 was re-opened for a short time to ease congestion but was closed to allow for the tanker to be recovered.
Significant traffic delays were caused for drivers heading away from Middlesbrough towards Northallerton, just after the Low Lane flyover.
A policeman at the scene said the driver had “a very lucky escape.”
A Cleveland Police spokeswoman said: “We were called about 15 minutes ago to reports of an overturned articulated lorry.
"The driver was trapped for a period of time. He was taken to James Cook University Hospital by road although the Great North Air Ambulance did attend.”
“The accident is causing significant traffic disruption and we urge motorists to avoid the area for the next 90 minutes at least.”
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