Police issue update after collision on South Shields road left pensioner with head injuries
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Today, Monday, October 19, the force has issued an update, revealing the pedestrian involved in the crash, a woman aged in her 80s, remains in hospital as she is treated for head injuries, which have been classed as serious.
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Hide AdCrash investigators closed off the route for two hours in the wake of the collision, which happened between the junction of Geoffrey Street and the roundabout with Whiteleas Way, as initial investigations were carried out.
They have now appealed for help from anyone who saw what happened as inquiries continue.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 3.35pm on Friday we received a report that a car had been in collision with a pedestrian on Galsworthy Road, South Shields.
“Emergency services attended and the female pedestrian was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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Hide Ad“Inquiries are ongoing to determine the circumstances surrounding the collision.”
NEAS sent a paramedic ambulance and a Hazardous Area Response Team to the scene and took the woman to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for further treatment.
Northumbria Police has asked any witnesses to get in touch via the Tell Us Something page of its website or by calling 101 quoting log 632 161020.