A19 closed northbound after driver collapses at the wheel
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A stretch of the A19 has been closed northbound after a driver collapsed at the wheel.
The collision happened between the A179 turn off for Hartlepool and the A181.
Durham Police say that a male driver collapsed at the wheel, causing the crash.
It is not known if any of those involved have been injured.