Metro delays after police incident at South Shields

There are delays on the Metro after police attended an incident on South Tyneside.

My Metro has Tweeted that there are delays of up to 30 minutes to trains running between St James and South Shields.

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South Shields Metro station.

The hold-ups have been caused by a combination of a failed train and a police incident at South Shields.

No more information is currently available.

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