THE A1(M) has reopened following a four vehicle crash between Durham and Bowburn.

The accident happened at about 3.55pm on the southbound carriageway between junction 62 and 61.

A police spokesperson said it is not believed there have been serious injuries but the road was closed while vehicles are recovered.

It later reopened with reports of 'slow traffic' for some time.

A spokeswoman for North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said: "We dispatched a rapid response paramedic and one ambulance crew."