Man appears in court after A1 crash

Police investigating a multiple-vehicle crash have charged a suspect with a series of offences.

Officers were called to the northbound carriageway of the A1, near Blyth, around 6.50pm on Sunday (23 February) following a three-vehicle collision.

Two men suffered serious injuries and remain in hospital.

Two other men were treated for injuries which are not believed to be life-threatening in nature.

George Buck, aged 34, of Stockbridge Lane, Bentley, Doncaster, has now been charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving, driving without insurance, driving without a licence, fraudulently using a registration mark and theft of a motor vehicle.

He appeared at Nottingham Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (25 February) and was remanded in custody until his next appearance on 25 March 2025.

Two other men, aged 26 and 59, were arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit theft.

The road was closed in both directions overnight while investigations took place.

Sergeant Mark Baker, of Nottinghamshire Police’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit, said:

“We have been working hard to understand what happened on Sunday evening and I am pleased we have now been able to charge a suspect with these serious offences.”

Anyone who has any relevant information or dashcam footage, and has not yet spoken to an officer, should call police on 101, quoting incident number 499 of 23 February 2025, or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.