Overview

• Police confirmed the Citroen Berlingo driver died at the scene after a two-vehicle collision near Bowes shortly after 8am on Tuesday.
• The HGV driver was uninjured but shaken, and the woman’s family is receiving support from specialist officers.
• North East Ambulance Service received the 8:02am call and dispatched two ambulance crews led by a clinical team leader.
• Great North Air Ambulance activated at 8:24am and arrived at 8:35am with a paramedic and two doctors providing critical care.
• County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue stabilized the vehicles after arriving at 8:15am and left at 9:15am, as the eastbound carriageway reopened and the westbound remained shut for investigation.