A LORRY driver who crashed on the A1(M) near Darlington in the early hours of Saturday was FOUR TIMES the drink-drive limit, police have said.Durham Constabulary has released this image on their social media feed show the incident which took place on t…
The driver of a HGV that crashed on the A1 (M) near Darlington was four times over the drink drive limit.
Durham Police were called to the incident which took place near the roundabout at Junction 59, at around 4.00am on Saturday August 14.
The road re…
POLICE closed both the north and south slip roads to the A1(M) in the early hours of this morning to deal with a lorry crashDurham Constabulary said they were called out to deal with a collision at junction 59 for Darlington involving an HGV on the rou…
The lorry has been totally gutted by the fire (Pic: Highways England/Twitter)
Highways England reported that the motorway was closed between junction 44 and 45 due to the fire, which happened at around 5.30am.
However, a spillage on the road su…
A HORRIFIC collision occurred after a lorry crashed through a barrier and burst into flames on the A1 motorway.
Three people have been killed as a man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving. following the crash on July 15, 2021.
A lor…
What we know so far
Here’s a summary of what we know so far about the collision.
Police say there may be fatalities
A spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said on Thursday: “Emergency services are currently on the scene of a serious collision on the A1…
People are feared to have been killed after a multi-vehicle crash in which a lorry caught fire on the A1.
The collision involved several vehicles including two lorries.
It happened on the northbound carriageway at Bowburn, County Durham, at 6.20pm on …
‘Several people are killed’ as lorry crashes into cars and explodes on A1(M) in County DurhamBoth carriageways of the A1(M) near Durham have been closed after the smash A HGV crossed the central reservation between Bradbury and Carville The t…
Police believe several people died following a multiple-vehicle crash in County Durham.
Pictures taken at the scene show the devastating aftermath of the incident after a truck appeared to have jack-knifed and burst into flames on the A1(M) outside Dur…
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