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Five police vehicles were involved in the crash with a BMW near Denton Burn, Newcastle, just before 02:30 BST on 9 April, Northumbria Police said.

Five police vehicles and a BMW car were involved in the crash near Denton Burn, Newcastle, just before 02:30 BST on Wednesday, Northumbria Police said.

The A1 was closed in both directions across the River Tyne, between Swalwell in Gateshead and Denton, for almost 13 hours following the crash.

One Denton resident described the scene as "absolute carnage".

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.