Three people treated for injuries after crash on A189 in Bedlington

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A major Northumberland road was closed due to a four-vehicle collision on Wednesday.

Police closed the A189 southbound between Bedlington and Ashington while the vehicles involved were recovered.

Emergency services were called at around 8am to reports of a multi-vehicle crash.

Northumbria Police said no-one is believed to have been seriously injured but paramedics treated three people at the scene.

A spokesperson for the force said: "Shortly before 8am today (Wednesday) we received a report of a four-vehicle collision on the A189 southbound near the Bedlington turn-off.

“Emergency services are currently at the scene but thankfully nobody is believed to have been seriously injured. The road has been closed and a diversion in place as a clean-up operation continues.