Man taken to hospital after van overturns in a Jarrow street
A man has required hospital treatment following a one-vehicle crash in Jarrow.
Emergency services were called to Lynton Avenue, in Jarrow, at around 1.45pm this afternoon (Thursday, March 19), following reports of a crash.
Upon attending the scene, a van was found to have collided with a bollard on the street and had overturned in the road.
A man, who was driving the van, has been taken South Tyneside District Hospital for treatment to injuries that police say are not believed to be life-threatening.
Officers at Northumbria Police have confirmed to the Shields Gazette that inquires remain ongoing following the incident.
A spokesperson for the Force said: “At around 1.45pm today (Thursday), we received a report of a one-vehicle collision on Lynton Avenue in Jarrow.
“Emergency services attended where a van was found to have collided with a bollard and had overturned on the road.
“The male driver was taken to hospital to be checked over, with injuries that are not believed to be life-threatening.
“Enquiries are ongoing.”
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) dispatched an ambulance crew, a clinical team leader and a Hazardous Area Response Team crew to the scene of the collision.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service commented: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Lynton Avenue in Jarrow at 1.43pm on 19 March.
"We dispatched one ambulance crew, a crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team and a clinical team leader, and transported one patient to South Tyneside District Hospital."
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