THREE vehicles crashed on the region’s busiest road this morning, leaving long tailbacks.
The accident on the A1(M) blocked one lane of the northbound carriageway between Junction 64 at Birtley and Junction 65 for the A194(M).
Traffic was reported to be very heavy in the area but the road has now reopened.
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