A1(M) Durham: Investigation into serious crash at Coxhoe

Emergency services were called to the motorway, near Coxhoe, just before 2.20am where one car had crashed. The road was closed in both directions between junctions 60 at Bradbury and 62 Carrville causing chaos on other routes during rush-hour. Police at the scene (Image: CALLUM)

Privacy screens were erected around the wreckage, shielding the scene from view as forensic officers examined the debris-strewn road. Images showed officers in high-vis jackets working around the car, which remained on the northbound carriageway for much of the morning. Privacy screens have been put up next to the A1(M) (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)

The road was fully reopened by 11.25am. A Durham Constabulary spokesperson said: "Emergency services were called just before 2.20am today to a serious collision on the A1(M). "The incident, which involved one vehicle, is believed to have happened on the northbound carriageway near Coxhoe."

An incident sign next to the A1(M) (Image: NORTHERN ECHO) Four fire crews also attended from Sedgefield, Spennymoor and Bishop Auckland, the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service said, and left the scene an hour later. A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a one vehicle road traffic incident on the A1M near Coxhoe at 2.20am this morning.

We dispatched a double-crewed ambulance and a rapid response paramedic." Debris on the A1(M) near Coxhoe (Image: NORTHERN ECHO) At one point, four miles of queues were reported southbound between Carrville and Bowburn, while Highways England confirmed delays of up to 60 minutes southbound and 15 minutes northbound.

Diversion routes were put in place northbound via the A689, A177, and A688, and southbound via the A688, A177, and A689.