Teenager sustains life-threatening injuries following a three-vehicle collision on the A1 in Northumberland

Shortly after 4.05pm on Wednesday, police received a report of a collision involving three vehicles on the A1 southbound between Stannington and Blagdon.

It was reported that, for reasons yet to be established, a blue BMW 320 M Sport car, a red Seat Leon car, and a white IVECO heavy goods vehicle were all travelling southbound when they collided.

Emergency services attended and an occupant of the BMW car – a man aged in his teens – was found to have sustained life-threatening injuries.

He was taken to hospital for treatment where he remains in a critical condition.

Two men and a woman also sustained injuries in the collision, and have also been taken to hospital for treatment.

A section of the A1 between Stannington Station and Seaton Burn was closed in both directions overnight.

In its latest update at 8.30am on Thursday, National Highways advised that the northbound carriageway and one lane of the southbound carriageway have reopened.

It posted: ‘The #A1 northbound has reopened both ways between the #B1337 #Morpeth and #A19 #SeatonBurn following an earlier serious collision. Lane 2 (of 2) remains closed both ways due to extensive central reservation damage. There are delays of up to 15 minutes. Please plan ahead.’

Northumbria Police’s Roads Policing Unit are investigating the circumstances around the collision, and are appealing for anyone to get in touch they haven’t yet spoken with.

Officers are particularly keen to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the three vehicles in the moments prior, and anyone who has dash cam or CCTV footage from the area.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation please send Northumbria Police a direct message on social media or use the live chat and report forms on the Force’s website.

For those unable to make contact via those ways, call 101.

Please quote reference number: NP-20260603-0750.