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Northumbria Police were called out to South Eldon Street in the Laygate area of South Shields shortly before 7am on Wednesday, September 8.

Officers said no one was badly hurt in the smash.

A force spokesperson said: “At about 6.50am today (Wednesday) we received a report of a collision involving a heavy goods vehicle and a car in the South Eldon Street area of South Shields.

The incident in South Eldon Street saw a car and a heavy goods vehicle collide.

“Thankfully nobody was seriously injured.”

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Police called after road collision between lorry and car in South Shields