Five people have been treated at the scene of a crash on the A1(M) on Saturday (April 13) afternoon - which saw a car overturn on the stretch of road.
Emergency services were called to the A-road at about 4.25pm, following reports of a crash near junction 63 Chester-le-Street.
After arriving on the scene, police, paramedics and firefighters were met with an overturned car.
The #A1M in #CountyDurham remains closed in both directions within J63 (#ChesterLeStreet) due to a collision involving an overturned car.
— National Highways: North-East (@HighwaysNEAST) April 13, 2024
We've now righted the vehicle and moved it onto the hard shoulder, however we're now assessing damage to the central reservation barrier. pic.twitter.com/gui6DEf6sH
It's not known at this time how many vehicles were involved in the collision - but the North East Ambulance Service has confirmed that five people were treated at the scene of the incident.
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Two people were then taken to hospital via road ambulance, while three further people took themselves to hospital.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on the A1 around the Chester-le-Street area at 4.25pm this afternoon (13 April).
"We dispatched two ambulance crews and a clinical team leader, who assessed five patients on scene. Two patients have been taken to hospital by ambulance and three patients have made their own way to hospital."
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