Two people taken to hospital following reported four vehicle collision
The road was blocked while the vehicles were recovered
Two people have been taken to hospital following a reported four car collision on the A1M near to the A690 Durham City turn-off.
The collision is reported to have taken place at around 8am this morning.
A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a four-car collision on the southbound carriageway of the A1(M) near Carrville shortly after 8am this morning (Tuesday, October 27).
"Two people were taken to hospital for treatment. The road was blocked while the vehicles were recovered.”
The incident was also attended by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).
An NEAS spokesperson said: “We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 southbound in Durham at 8.20am on Tuesday 27 October. We dispatched two ambulance crews and two patients were assessed and discharged on scene and two patients were taken to University Hospital of North Durham (UHND) for further treatment."