Two injured in Easter Sunday motorbike crash
The crash also involved another vehicle and happened on Greenwood Road in Sunderland at 19:15 BST.
The North East Ambulance Service said two doubled-crewed ambulances, a clinical team leader and a specialist paramedic were dispatched to the scene.
"One patient was taken to Sunderland Royal Hospital and another was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary," a spokesperson said.
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