A large police cordon is in place around an Asda Express and an Esso petrol Station in Seaham, County Durham, where the road is also closed due to a serious accident
21:45, 15 Jan 2026Updated 21:52, 15 Jan 2026
An Asda Express and an Esso petrol station have been cordoned off with forensic officers at the scene following an accident with a road closed.
Emergency services have now been at the incident on Stockton Road in Seaham, County Durham, for more than four hours after a pedestrian was hit by a car with their condition unknown. It sparked a major response including the ambulance services sending a specialist team which deals with chemical spills.
The full details of what happened are yet to emerge but photos appear to show a window smashed at the Asda Express which is at the Esso petrol station on Stockton Road which is closed in both directions and that is expected to remain the case "for some time".
A police cordon has been extended and is in place around the petrol station with forensic officers gathering evidence this evening. The large emergency service response has included nine police vehicles and a fire engine, reported ChronicleLive.
In a statement on the Seaham and Easington Police Facebook Page, a spokesperson for Durham Constabulary said: "Stockton Road, in Seaham has been closed to all traffic between the Graham Way roundabout and the junction with Station Road while emergency services deal with an incident. The road is expected to be closed for some time and drivers are urged to find an alternative route."
It is understood that an ambulance was called shortly after 4.50pm today to the petrol station over the accident and a paramedic ambulance, a doctor in a rapid response car, a clinical team leader, a specialist paramedic and a Hazardous Area Response Team crew were sent out.
A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We attended an incident at the service station on Stockton Road in Seaham just after 16.50h today (15 Jan). We dispatched a paramedic ambulance, a doctor in a rapid response car, a clinical team leader, a specialist paramedic and one of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) crews following reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a car."
Many people have taken to social media to enquire what has happened due to the traffic congestion. One person wrote: "I hope no-one is badly hurt," and another said: "The Avenue is gridlocked and from the top of deneside the garage the road is cordoned of heading towards the roundabout towards Dalton Heights."