One taken to hospital after A1(M) crash near Darlington

Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle collision on the southbound carriageway between Junction 58 (A68, Burtree) and Junction 57 (A66(M), Darlington) at around 11.50am.

The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) confirmed it dispatched an ambulance and a rapid response paramedic to the scene.

Traffic on the A1(M) on Wednesday (February 11) (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

A spokesperson said: “We were called to a one vehicle road traffic incident at 11.50am on February 11.

“We dispatched a double-crewed ambulance and a rapid response paramedic.

“One patient was taken to Darlington Memorial Hospital.”

National Highways said traffic was initially stopped while emergency services dealt with the incident.

A spokesperson for National Highways said: “This was a single-vehicle collision. The lane closure was put in place to facilitate recovery of the vehicle and to clear mud and debris created by the incident.”

At its peak, there were around three to three-and-a-half miles of congestion on the approach, with traffic reported to be slow-moving throughout the early afternoon.

Images from the scene show slow-moving traffic stuck southbound, which saw cars stuck in both lanes of the A-road.