Two people have sadly died and three remain in hospital with serious injuries following a collision on the A1 in Northumberland in the early hours of this morning, police have confirmed. Shortly before 4am today (Saturday), Northumbria Police received a report of a two-vehicle collision on the A1 at the junction for Wandylaw, north of Alnwick.
It was reported that a silver Nissan Juke car was travelling southbound when, for reasons yet to be established by police, it has collided with a blue Vauxhall Corsa car travelling in the opposite direction. Emergency services attended the scene where tragically the drivers of both vehicles – a woman in her 50s from the Juke and a man in his 40s from the Corsa – were pronounced dead at the scene.
Two passengers in the Juke – a woman in her 20s and a secondary-school aged boy – along with a female passenger from the Corsa in her 20s, have all been taken to hospital for treatment of serious injuries where they remain. The next of kin of the occupants from both vehicles have been informed and they are receiving support from specialist officers.
A section of the A1 in both directions between Ellingham and Purdy Lodge was closed for about ten hours, but the road has since reopened. Now, officers from Northumbria Police’s Roads Policing Unit are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
They are especially keen to hear from anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the moments leading up to the collision.