activity still going on is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going on here, activity still going on here, including the two crashed lorries which are still here at the scene. through the morning we have seen police officers, some in white forensics uniform working at the scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. 0ne scene. what happened here yesterday was grim. one of the crashed lorries burst into flames on impact and the fire service i took them around about an hour to extinguish the blaze. that being the case, it is perhaps not surprising to hear that durham police this afternoon expect to tell us that there have been fatalities in this accident. also perhaps an indication of the magnitude of it that the a1 m is still closed in both directions, about 18 hours after the crash, which happened at six 20p yesterday evening. highways england said they expect this route to be closed into this evening. this is one of the main routes through the north of england. dr
people, so similar figures to last week. now it s time for our regular look at some of the stories from our newsrooms across the uk . now it s time for our regular look at some of the stories a motorway in county durham will remain closed throughout the afternoon after a multi vehicle crash last night. highways england said it hoped the northbound carriageway of the a1 m at bowburn would re open after 6.30pm. bbc newcastle s peter harris is near the crash site. bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. you bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. bring us right up to date with what is happening, peter. you can see the activity still is happening, peter. you can see the activity still going is happening, peter. you can see the