EMERGENCY services have closed one lane of the A1 following an incident.

The A1 southbound is closed from junction 61 A688 Tursdale Road (Bowburn) to junction 60 A689 (Bradbury) following a crash.

The incident was reported to the AA at 4.35pm this afternoon.

Firefighters and paramedics can be seen dealing with the wreckage.

The Northern Echo:

The condition of those involved is not yet known.