road block
there was a lightning strike near Cumbria and Durham so know no cars is not aloud to go that way infill it is all sorted
Northumbria and West Yorkshire Police warned drivers to take care as fallen trees blocked route
There were power cuts for homes and businesses in Durham, Sunderland, Gateshead and Northumberland
Northern Powergrid, which supplies power to homes in the North East and Yorkshire, said it had 545 customers without power on Wednesday morning