Overview
- Greater Manchester Police said three people were injured in the M62 crash between junctions 20 and 19, with none of the injuries believed to be life-threatening or life-changing.
- Northumbria Police confirmed a four-vehicle A19 collision on March 2 involved a southbound car hitting the central reservation and overturning onto the northbound side, with one woman taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- An earlier A19 crash in the early hours of March 1 saw a vehicle cross into the opposite carriageway, with the North East Ambulance Service reporting three patients taken to hospital and one treated at the scene.
- Both routes reopened after multi-hour closures, with formal diversion routes in place during investigations and delays reported by National Highways of up to an hour in affected areas.
- Responses drew multiple agencies and specialist resources, including police, fire crews, ambulance teams, critical-care and HART units, and air ambulances at the M62 scene.