Police update after Northumberland A1 crash involving overturned lorry
Police have issued an update on the condition of two people who were injured in a crash on the A1. Emergency services were called to the A1 near Causey Park at around 3.40pm on Tuesday to reports of a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle.[1] A number of police vehicles attended the scene, between Morpeth and Alnwick, where a lorry had overturned in the crash involving another three vehicles. As a result, it had shed its load across the carriageway.
Officers closed the main road in both directions to traffic causing major delays to drivers during the evening rush hour. The North East Ambulance Service confirmed two people were taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, with their condition unknown at the time. Northumbria Police[2] has now provided an update on the condition of those taken to hospital.
Keep up to date with all the latest local news from Northumberland with our free newsletter[3] A spokesperson said: "At 3.45pm yesterday (Tuesday) we received a report of a four-vehicle collision on the A1 at Causey Park in Northumberland[4]. Emergency services attended and two people were taken to hospital for treatment of injuries which were not believed to be serious.
"A section of the road was closed in both directions to allow for recovery of the vehicles involved and re-opened several hours later." A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We dispatched two ambulance crews and one duty officer to the incident. Two patients were taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital."
Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service confirmed it dispatched three appliances on scene with firefighters working to ensure all the vehicles involved were safe.
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