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- Good afternoon, welcome to The Northern Echo's live blog - we'll be bringing you live updates about a crash on the A1 near Chester-le-Street that has partially closed the road and led to massive congestion.. We'll bring you updates from the emergency services and when the road reopens.
- If you have any information or images of the scene, get in touch with gavin.engelbrecht@nne.co.uk.
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