Person taken to hospital and traffic stopped following collision on A1M near Chester-le-Street
A person has been taken to hospital following a road traffic collision on the A1M near Chester-le-Street.
The collision is reported to have taken place this afternoon (March 20) and the emergency services are reported to still be in attendance.
A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 southbound at Chester le Street shortly before 2pm on 20 March.
“We dispatched two double crewed ambulances, two vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team and a duty officer. Two patients were treated and discharged at the scene and one patient was taken to University Hospital of North Durham."
National Highways North East is reporting that traffic is still at a standstill whilst Highways Officers and the emergency services deal with the incident.
A spokesperson said: “Traffic has been stopped on the A1M southbound between J63 for Chester-le-Street and J62 for Durham due to a collision. Please be patient we'll try and get you moving again soon.”
We have contacted Durham Constabulary and are awaiting their response.