One person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision on the A1(M) near Washington, which left the southbound carriageway partially blocked and caused heavy traffic.
Police, fire and ambulance crews were called to the scene before 2.40pm on Friday. The North East Ambulance Service sent two ambulance crews and a crew from its Hazardous Area Response Team (HART), and the driver of one of the vehicles was transported to University Hospital of North Durham (UHND).
Emergency response and road closures
A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called just before 2.40pm today to reports of a two-vehicle collision on the A1M Southbound between Junction 63 and 64."
"One lane remained partially blocked while officers, the ambulance service and fire and rescue colleagues attended the scene. One driver was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham as a precaution."
Ambulance service details
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic collision on the A1 (M) before junction 63 in Chester Le Street at 2.41pm on Friday 13th November 2026."
"We dispatched two ambulance crews and a crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART). One patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham (UHND)."
The road was partially blocked while emergency services worked at the scene, contributing to heavy traffic in the area.
