Overview

• Durham Police confirmed a woman in her 30s driving a Citroen Berlingo died after a collision with an HGV on the A66 near Bowes on August 26.
• Specialist officers have notified the deceased woman’s family and are providing support, and the HGV driver was unhurt but shaken.
• The initial call came at 8:02am; the Great North Air Ambulance activated at 8:24am and arrived at 8:35am, and firefighters stabilized the vehicles before leaving at 9:15am.
• The A66 westbound was closed for hours for collision investigation as the eastbound carriageway reopened to traffic.
• On August 27, a one‑vehicle crash on the A69 near Hexham sent a man, woman and child to the Royal Victoria Infirmary with injuries not believed to be life‑threatening, and a later incident near Corbridge partially blocked the westbound side with no serious injuries reported.