Major A1 incident - What we know so far after Gateshead crash causes closures and huge delays

Owen Younger
·2-min read
Traffic chaos on the A1 Western Bypass near the Metrocentre
-Credit: (Image: Chronicle Live)


A major crash on the A1 has caused road closures and huge delays.

The collision happened at around 10.15am on Monday, near the Metrocentre, and emergency services remain on the scene.

Both sides of the A1 were closed at one stage, with the crash having taken place on the southbound side, and the northbound side closed so that the air ambulance could land. The northbound side reopened at around 12pm, but the southbound side remains closed near the Metrocentre.

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Northumbria Police has confirmed they are responding to a crash on the road in Gateshead, which North East Ambulance Service paramedics and the Great North Air Ambulance also attended. Motorists are being advised to find alternate routes when possible.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after 10.15am today (Monday), we received a report of a collision on the A1 southbound in Gateshead, close to the Metrocentre.

"Emergency services are currently in attendance at the scene. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes where possible."

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson also said: "We were called to a road traffic collision this morning (25 November) at 10.15am on the A1 southbound near the Metrocentre. We dispatched one ambulance crew and one clinical team leader to the incident."

A spokesperson for the Great North Air Ambulance Service added: "Our critical care team was activated at 10.24am to reports of a road traffic collision on the A1 in Gateshead near the Metrocentre. We had a doctor and two paramedics on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 10.39am."

It is not yet known how many vehicles were involved in the collision or if anybody was seriously injured.

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