Six-year-old boy and driver injured in head-on crash with combine harvester trailer in Pinchinthorpe

A man and a six-year-old boy suffered injuries after their car collided with a trailer being pulled by a combine harvester.

Cleveland Police are appealing for anyone with information or dashcam footage of the incident in Pinchinthorpe on Wednesday to come forward.

The man, 32, suffered an injury to his elbow and the youngster sustained facial injuries.

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A spokesperson for Cleveland Police said: "Police are appealing for dashcam footage following a collision in Pinchinthorpe which left a man and a child injured. Shortly before 5:50pm last night (Wednesday 18th September), a trailer being pulled by a Combine Harvester driving along the A173 in Pinchinthorpe, collided head-on with a Vauxhall Mokka travelling in the opposite direction.

"The 32-year old man driving the Mokka suffered an injury to his elbow and a six-year-old boy who was a passenger sustained some injuries to his face. Witnesses or anyone with dashcam footage of the incident or driving leading up to the incident, is asked to call 101 quoting reference SE24180260."

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