Air ambulance flies patient to hospital after collision involving car and motorbike near Alnwick

The A1 in Northumberland was closed northbound between the B6341 and the A1167 after a crash on the Charlton Mires Junction on Wednesday, May 21.

Police and ambulance services attended the scene, and one person was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) by air ambulance.

The road has since reopened.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 2.30pm today (Wednesday, May 21), we responded to a report of a collision on the A1 near Alnwick in Northumberland, close to the junction with the B6347.

"Emergency services are currently in attendance."

A North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1, near Alnwick, at 14:27 on Wednesday May 21.

"We dispatched one ambulance crew to the incident and were supported by our colleagues at the Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). One patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary by air, for further treatment."