Police are at the scene of a crash involving a motorbike on the A1(M).

Police were called by a member of the public at 7.55am this morning (Wednesday), who said that a motorbike and a car had been in collision between junctions 10 and 9 southbound of the motorway.

At some point the motorcyclist hit a barrier and came off his bike just before junction 9. It is not yet understood how the car was involved.

The vehicles involved are on the hard shoulder but traffic has been affected and there is some congestion.

Police are still on the scene.