The A69 near Hexham has reopened after a four-vehicle crash that sent three people to hospital and closed the westbound carriageway for several hours.
The collision happened just west of Hexham on Tuesday, August 11. Emergency services, including three ambulance crews, attended the incident, which was reported shortly after midday.
Three people taken to hospital
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Just after 12.15pm yesterday (Tuesday,) we received a report of a four-vehicle collision on the westbound carriageway of the A69 – just west of Hexham.”
Police said three people were taken to hospital with injuries described as minor. The vehicles had to be removed before the road could reopen to traffic.
The North East Ambulance Service said it was called to the incident near Haydon Bridge in Hexham at 12.20pm. Three ambulance crews and one clinical team leader were dispatched, and three patients were taken to RVI hospital for further treatment.
Road closed for several hours
The police spokesperson said: “Emergency services attended, and three people were taken to hospital with injuries described as minor.”
The road was closed for several hours while the vehicles involved were uplifted. Police later confirmed that it had reopened to traffic.
The crash caused disruption on the A69, a key route through the Hexham area, while emergency services dealt with the collision and arranged for the vehicles to be removed. No further information about the circumstances of the crash or the identities of those involved was provided in the supplied report.
The North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called to a road traffic incident on the A69 near Haydon Bridge in Hexham at 12.20pm on Tuesday.”