A68 Crash LIVE: Road closed in both directions in County Durham - updates here

Good evening, welcome to this Northern Echo live breaking news blog. Police have closed the road in both directions at Houghton Bank following a crash. The road is expected to be closed for some time while officers deal with the incident. It’s Daniel Hordon signing on to keep you up to date with this breaking story as it develops. If you have any more information about the incident and it’s safe to do so, please get in touch with me: Email: daniel.hordon@newsquest.co.uk Twitter: @danielhordon Phone: 07920 834 603 For all the top news updates from right across the region straight to your inbox, sign up to our newsletter: www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/emailbulletins

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