Serious crash on A1 near Morpeth sees one person taken to hospital

Emergency services have responded to a serious collision on the A1 near Morpeth.

North East Ambulance Service were called to the incident near Causey Park just after 4pm yesterday afternoon (June 22).

A serious collision happened on the A1 near Causey Park.placeholder image
A serious collision happened on the A1 near Causey Park.

Two ambulances were dispatched and one patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

National Highways reported that the road was closed in both directions between the A697 in Morpeth and A1068 in Alnwick but has since reopened.

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 near Causey Park in Morpeth, Northumberland at 16:06 on Monday 22 June.

"We dispatched two ambulances and one clinical team leader. One patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."

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