MORE than 1,000 travellers are expected to gather in the region this morning for the funeral of a man who died in police custody.
Police are warning motorists to expect traffic disruption in Stockton, Teesside, during the procession for the funeral of Patrick Lowther.
A cortege for the 33-year-old will leave St Patrick's Church, in Glenfield Road, after the 10am service, turning into Bishopton Road West, then Bishopton Road.
It will proceed to the High Street, turning right into Yarm Lane, then Oxbridge Lane and Sheraton Road, reaching Oxbridge Cemetery at about 11am.
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