Two die and three seriously hurt in crash

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News image — The collision took place close to the junction for Wandylaw on the A1 north of Alnwick

Google A single carriageway stretch of the A1 has a sign to Wandylaw pointing to the left and a sign to Newham to the right. A caravan is ahead with two motorcyclists coming in the opposite direction. There are trees in the distance the sky is grey — The collision took place close to the junction for Wandylaw on the A1 north of Alnwick

The drivers of two cars have died and three passengers have been seriously injured after a crash on the A1.

It happened at the junction for Wandylaw, north of Alnwick, Northumberland, at 0400 BST on Saturday.

A silver Nissan Juke travelling southbound collided with a blue Vauxhall Corsa travelling in the opposite direction, Northumbria Police said.

Sergeant Alex Partington said: "This is a devastating incident where two people have tragically lost their lives while three others remain in a serious condition."

Guy Renner-Thompson Cars are being diverted off a dual carriageway onto a slip road by a police car. Each side of the road has green trees and fields — Five people have died on the same stretch of the A1 road in nine days

A woman in her 50s in the Juke and a man in his 40s in the Corsa were pronounced dead at the scene.

Two passengers in the Juke - a woman in her 20s and a teenage boy – along with a female passenger from the Corsa in her 20s, were all taken to hospital.

A section of the A1 in both directions between Ellingham and Purdy Lodge was closed for about 10 hours, but the road has since reopened.

Officers from Northumbria Police's Roads Policing Unit are asking any witnesses to come forward.

The crash comes nine days after three people were killed on the same stretch of road.

The planned dualling of the road was scrapped in October 2024 after the government said it was "unfunded and unaffordable".

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