Motorcyclist, 18, airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following crash

An 18-year-old has been flown to hospital in an air ambulance after suffering serious injuries in a crash in East Boldon.
The road has been closed by policeThe road has been closed by police
The road has been closed by police

Emergency services were called to Station Terrace in East Boldon following a collision between a car and an off road motorcycle on Tuesday, June 30.

The Great North Air Ambulance attended and the motorcyclist, an 18-year-old man, was airlifted to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle.

Hide Ad
Hide Ad

Northumbria Police is now appealing for anyone with any information or who may have witnessed the crash to contact police.

A motorcycle and a car were involved in a collision on Station Terrace, East BoldonA motorcycle and a car were involved in a collision on Station Terrace, East Boldon
A motorcycle and a car were involved in a collision on Station Terrace, East Boldon

A force spokeswoman said: “At 2.50pm we received a report that a car and an off road motorcycle were in collision at Station Terrace, East Boldon.

“The driver of the motorcycle, an 18-year-old male, has been transported by Air Ambulance to the RVI suffering from serious injuries.

“Anyone with any information is asked to contact police online, quoting reference log 617 300620.”

Read More
New pictures show scale of damage to fire-hit Sunderland care home as investigat...

A message from the Editor:

Thank you for reading this story on our website. While I have your attention, I also have an important request to make of you.

In order for us to continue to provide high quality and trusted local news on this free-to-read site, I am asking you to also please purchase a copy of our newspaper.

Our journalists are highly trained and our content is independently regulated by IPSO to some of the most rigorous standards in the world.

But being your eyes and ears comes at a price. So we need your support more than ever to buy our newspapers during this crisis.

With the coronavirus lockdown having a major impact on many of our local valued advertisers - and consequently the advertising that we receive - we are more reliant than ever on you helping us to provide you with news and information by buying a copy of our newspaper.

Thank you.

How to subscribe to the print edition:

It’s easy to subscribe to your local newspaper. We have arranged a special 20 per cent off subscription offer for people to take advantage of.

Visit www.localsubsplus.co.uk, choose the newspaper title, the type of subscription and enter your details.