Crash on A1 near Felton sees one person taken to hospital

One person has been taken to hospital following a crash in Northumberland on the A1 near Felton.

At around 4:15pm on Tuesday, October 27, emergency services were called to a two-vehicle collision on the A1.

The North East Ambulance Service took one person to hospital.placeholder image
The North East Ambulance Service took one person to hospital.

Ambulance crews took one patient to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington.

A stretch of the road between Felton and Swarland was closed in both directions for a period of time before reopening at around 6:45pm.

A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 near Felton, Northumberland shortly after 4.20pm on 27 October.

"We dispatched a double crewed ambulance and a clinical team leader. One patient was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital."

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of a two-vehicle collision around 4.15pm yesterday (Tuesday) on the A1 near Felton in Northumberland.

"No one was reported to have sustained serious injuries, and the road reopened around 6.45pm.”

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