Man arrested after crash and another driver sought
Four vehicles were involved in a collision on the A19 near Middlesbrough on Tuesday
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One man has been arrested and the driver of another vehicle is being sought after a crash that saw two people taken to hospital.
Cleveland Police said four vehicles were involved in a collision on the A19 northbound Mandale interchange near Middlesbrough at about 13:00 BST on Tuesday.
A woman and an 11-year-old girl travelling in one of the cars were taken to hospital as a precaution, a force spokesman said.
A 38-year-old man from a van was arrested on suspicion of driving whilst unfit through drugs and officers are trying to trace a fifth vehicle they believe "made off from the scene".
Police are appealing for anyone with dashcam footage of the crash to contact them.
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