A1(M) | County Durham | Road Closure | Expect Delays
22 Aug 2026, 02:43County Durham268 views
A1 J61 to J60SouthboundCleared 15:21
What happened
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
RoadA1
SeveritySevere
StatusCleared
DirectionSouthbound
Started02:43, 22 Aug 2026
Cleared15:21, 22 Aug 2026
Incident timeline
First report
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 2m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 9h 37m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 12m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 10h 47m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 22m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 11h 57m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
⏱ Still active — no changes from National Highways. Incident ongoing for 12h 32m. Monitoring continues.
Update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Update
✅ Incident cleared — A1 reopened at 15:21 on 22 Aug 2026. Total disruption: 12h 37m. All lanes open, traffic returning to normal.
Final update
The A1(M) in County Durham is closed in southbound between J61 near Bowburn and J60 near Stockton-on-Tees following a serious collision which occurred shortly before 02:30 this morning.
Wording from National Highways, recorded as it changed.
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