A1 traffic LIVE: Horror on UK's longest road as crash shuts carriageway

Queues are building on the after a horror crash forced the northbound carriageway to close. Emergency services are at the scene on the A1 in Northumberland after a crash involving just one vehicle happened between Alnwick and Northgate. It is not yet known whether there have been any serious injuries as a result of the incident.

A post on the website reads: "The A1 in Northumberland is closed northbound between the A697 (Northgate) and the A1068 (Alnwick) due to a single vehicle collision. Northumbria Police are on scene."

A diversion route is in place. The has contacted Northumbria Police for more information.

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