The A1(M) is currently closed in both directions between Stevenage and Welwyn as the emergency services deal with an accident.

Police were called at 11.08am this morning to reports of a single vehicle collision.

The accident happened on the southbound carriageway between Junction 7 for Stevenage and Junction 6 at Welwyn.

The car is currently on the hard shoulder after it apprently collided with a tree.

Fire services are on scene as well as the air ambulance which has landed in a field nearby.