Anthony Inwood was riding on a motorcycle on Durham Road, in Spennymoor, at around 3.30pm when he was involved in a collision with a car travelling in the opposite direction.
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The 35-year-old suffered critical injuries and was taken to James Cook University Hospital, in Middlesbrough, by ambulance.
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