Overview
- Northumbria Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit is pursuing active inquiries into the 14 January collision near Buckton at about 7.40am.
- Christine Routledge, 66, and Stephen Routledge, 64, from Berwick, died after their Skoda was struck, and their dog also died.
- A man in his 30s arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving has been released under investigation.
- Police say a northbound HGV collided with a Skoda and an Audi heading south, and the HGV and Audi drivers were treated in hospital and later discharged.
- Officers have appealed for witness accounts and dashcam or CCTV submissions as the family pays tribute, calling the couple loving and generous grandparents.