ONE lane of the A66 westbound carriageway was blocked this morning due to an accident near Long Newton.

The accident has now been cleared and all lanes reopened.

ON the northbound carriageway of the A19, one lane was blocked following an accident on Monday morning.

The collision occured on the A19 near Cold Heseldon.

Durham Constabulary tweeted: "RTC A19 northbound at Dalton Park , passable however traffic backing up to Peterlee junction."

The accident has now been cleared and all lanes have been reopened.