A crash between a car and a lorry in Gateshead this morning resulted in a road closure and delays.

The incident occurred just after 7am today (Monday, June 26).

The two-vehicle collision involved a car and a lorry on the A1 northbound just after the Team Valley exit.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 7.10am today (Monday) police received a report of a two-vehicle collision involving a car and a lorry on the A1 northbound, just after the Team Valley exit.

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“Officers attended the scene where thankfully nobody was believed to have been injured.

“Part of the road was temporarily blocked but has since been cleared.”