Two patients were treated at the scene of a two-vehicle collision on the A1 near Tritlington in Northumberland on Wednesday morning. Emergency services were called to reports of the crash at 10.20am, and the road was blocked in both directions with queueing traffic.
Road closed for vehicle recovery
A section of the A1 between the A697 Longhorsley turn off and the Chevington Moor turn off was closed for several hours to allow police to recover the vehicles involved. The road has since reopened to traffic.
Emergency services attended the scene and found neither of the two patients were believed to have been seriously injured, according to a spokesperson for Northumbria Police.
Ambulance service response
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 near Tritlington in Morpeth on Wednesday 26 August at 10.40am. We dispatched one ambulance crew and two patients were treated and discharged on scene."
Calls for A1 dualling renewed
The collision follows renewed calls for the Government to commit to dualling the A1 up to the Scottish border after six people were killed in three separate crashes in May and June.
ChronicleLive has launched a campaign calling for urgent improvements on the A1, joining a coalition of political, business and community leaders coming together calling for safety improvements. Politicians from Labour, the Conservatives, Lib Dems, Greens and independents have backed the campaign, led by Northumberland County Council leader Glen Sanderson and North East mayor Kim McGuinness.
As well as the major safety worries, local leaders have argued that the A1's lack of capacity is a major barrier to business growth and tourism in the region. Previous plans to dual 13 miles worth of single carriageway on the A1 between Morpeth and Ellingham were cancelled by Labour in 2024, after it was deemed that the £500 million scheme was not value for money.
