A VAN driver was taken to hospital suffering a broken elbow after his vehicle flipped onto its side following a collision with a blue Fiat Punto.

Police are appealing for witnesses to the incident that occurred at the junction of Moss Road and De Havaland Way on Preston Farm Industrial Estate in Stockton at around 11.20am yesterday (Wednesday).

The 46-year-old driver of a white Nissan NV200 was taken by ambulance to University Hospital of North Tees in Stockton for treatment to a broken elbow.

Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact PC Michael Stage from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit on the non-emergency 101 number, quoting reference number 45516.