Person taken to hospital following multi-vehicle collision on A1 near Washington
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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to reports of a multi-vehicle collision on the A1 northbound near Washington Services at 2.42pm this afternoon (5 August).
"We dispatched one ambulance crew, two crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) and a clinical team leader. They assessed five patients in total and transported one of those patients to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital."
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All lanes are now reportedly open.
Northumbria Police have also been contacted and we are awaiting their response.
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