Coming back from my sisters this morning who lives in Gateshead, and we hadn’t been on the road 15 minutes, when over the radio came an announcement that the A1 at Barton was closed completely, southbound.
Now being in the car, and having a little knowledge of the area, it was off at the A167 at Newton Aycliffe, into Darlo, and then out onto the A66 until we hit the A66 Darlo spur, which was closed by a Police van (Which I guessed it would be anyhow.) and then left towards Barton on the B road, and then left just before the truckstop towards Middleton Tyas, which then brings you out at the A1/A66 services.
There was 2 Police cars and an ambulance sat at the top of the sliproad, which we could see, and so after going around the roundabout for a nosey, I could see at least 2 trucks involved around the exit to the layby, and traffic being turned around to go back to what I assumed to be the route I had just done.
Does anyone have an update?
Ken.