Police investigate serious crash on A1(M) near Darlington

The incident took place at 10pm last night (April 5) and North Yorkshire Police, North Yorkshire Fire and the Yorkshire Ambulance Service were in attendance.

It happened on the A1(M) southbound between J58 at Darlington and J56 at Barton.

NEW INCIDENT#A1M southbound between J58 #Darlington and J56 #Barton (include J57 #A66M) #NorthYorkshire

ROAD CLOSED

Due to a serious collision. Road expected to be closed for some time.@NYorksPolice, @NorthYorksFire, @YorksAmbulance attending.

More info to follow... pic.twitter.com/GoGxmATzYv

— National Highways: Yorkshire (@HighwaysYORKS) April 5, 2024

The road was closed and motorists were told that it would be several hours before the road re-opened again.

National Highways Yorkshire confirmed that the serious crash had involved a motorcyclist.

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At 2.15am this morning (April 6) National Highways confirmed that investigations were still underway and that diversion routes were in place.

It took until 5.40am this morning for the road to be re-opened. 

The #A1M in #NorthYorkshire is now OPEN southbound between J58 #Darlington and J56 #Barton (including J57 #A66M) following the earlier serious collision.

There are no delays in the area. Thanks for your patience. pic.twitter.com/pSVLyAYPhb

— National Highways: Yorkshire (@HighwaysYORKS) April 6, 2024