A ROAD in County Durham was partially blocked after an articulated lorry jack-knifed this morning. 

A Durham Police spokesperson said the driver of an articulated lorry called officers at 6.35am on Wednesday to say his vehicle had come to grief at the crossroads of the B6168 North Road and B6311 Flint Hill Bank, Dipton.

The driver managed to get his vehicle back on the road after 20 minutes. 

No-one is believed to have been hurt.