A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving following a horror crash on the A1
The A1 in Northumberland was shut for hours after a head-on crash(Image: West Lothian Courier)
A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving after eight people were hospitalised following a head-on crash on the A1 in Northumberland. A stretch of the major road was closed for several hours on Saturday evening, after the serious collision involving two vehicles.
The incident took place at around 7.30pm, on the A1 southbound at Rosebrough, south of Purdey Lodge and north of Brownieside. A blue Audi Q3 that had initially been travelling north entered the southbound carriageway, for an unknown reason.
It then collided with a silver Mitsubishi Mirage which was travelling south, and both of the vehicles were significantly damaged as a result of the crash. A total of eight people were treated when emergency services attended the scene, three from the Mitsubishi and five from the Audi, and one man, in his 40s, suffered serious injuries. He is in a stable condition in hospital.
Police are investigating the crash, which resulted in the A1 to be closed for hours. A 37-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has been released on bail pending further enquiries.
The North East Ambulance Service said: “We attended a head-on road traffic collision between two vehicles on the A1 between Alnwick and Belford in Northumberland yesterday (21 Feb). After receiving the first call at 7.30pm we dispatched four ambulance crews, a specialist paramedic, a clinical team leader and one Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) crew.
“We treated eight patients in total; two with serious injuries to head and leg and a further six with minor injuries. Seven patients were taken to the Northumbria Hospital in Cramlington and one to RVI in Newcastle.”
The investigating officers are now making an appeal to anyone who witnessed the moments leading up to the collision, and are asking them to get in touch, particularly if they have dash cam footage, as this could assist with their enquiries.
They should send a direct message on social media, or use the live chat or report form functions on the website here. Those who are unable to make contact in those ways are asked to call 101, quoting the following reference number: NP-20260221-0964.
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