Emergency services attend collision on A19 near Cramlington after report of tyre on carriageway

The road is closed northbound between the A1056 at Killingworth and the A189 Moor Farm Roundabout near Cramlington.

This is following a collision that is being attended by Northumbria Police, Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service and North East Ambulance Service.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At 1.10pm today (Wednesday), we received a report of a collision on the A19 northbound in Cramlington.

“It was reported that a tyre which was on the carriageway had caused two vehicles to collide.

“Emergency services are in attendance and both lanes of the northbound carriageway are currently closed.”