A19 reopens after serious overnight collision resulted in person being taken to hospital
The A19 has been fully reopened in both directions after being closed or partially closed for around 11 hours following a serious overnight collision which resulted in the Great North Air Ambulance being called and a person taken to hospital.
Durham Constabulary closed the whole road at 11.30pm last night (November 24) following a serious collision between the A1018/B1404 Seaham slip road and the A690 New Herrington turn-off.
Both carriageways remained closed until 7.30am this morning (November 25) when police officers reopened the southbound carriageway.
The National Highways Agency North East have now confirmed the road has been fully reopened in both directions.
A spokesperson said: “The A19 in Tyne and Wear has now also been reopened northbound between the A1018/B1404 near Seaham and the A690 near Herrington following a serious collision that occurred last night.
“Residual delays in the area are beginning to ease.”
Following the collision a spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: “We were called to a road traffic incident on the A19 northbound between Seaham and junction A690 at 11:03pm last night (24 November).
“We dispatched two ambulance crews, one specialist paramedic, one clinical team leader, one duty officer, one HART crew (Hazarous Area Response Team) and were supported by a doctor at Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS).
“One patient was taken to RVI hospital for further treatment."