A LORRY driver is in hospital and part of the A1 is closed following a road traffic accident this morning.
At about 10.30am two lorries crashed near Darlington, between junction 59 and 60 of the northbound carrigeway of the motorway.
A police spokesman said the driver was taken to hopital but the extent of his injuries are as yet unknown.
A section of the motorway was closed while the scene was cleared.
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