Five in hospital after police cars involved in crash

A crash involving a number of police cars has closed part of the A1 in Newcastle.
Five people were taken to hospital following the collision, which happened just before 02:30 BST, the North East Ambulance Services (NEAS) said.
Pictures from the scene show four marked police vehicles badly damaged – one with its roof ripped off – and a car on its side, with debris scattered across the northbound carriageway near Denton Burn.
The road between junction 73 and 75 is expected to remain shut until the afternoon while an investigation is carried out, National Highways said, and diversions are in place.
One resident described the scene as “absolute carnage”.

Source: BBC