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A person has been taken to hospital after a crash on the A1, near Gateshead, this morning (October 9).
Emergency services were called to the Western Bypass at around 2am.
No closures were put in place during the incident, but the North East Ambulance Service has confirmed that one person was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead for further treatment.
A spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic incident on the A1 near Team Valley shortly after 2am on 9 October.
We dispatched a double-crewed ambulance, and one patient was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital.