Woman dies after A19 collision.
A woman has sadly died following a collision in Sunderland – and officers are now appealing for witnesses to come forward.
Shortly before 1am yesterday (Wednesday), officers were alerted to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the A19 between the A690 and A183.
Emergency services attended but sadly a female pedestrian was confirmed as deceased at the scene.
Her next of kin have been notified and specialist family liaison officers are offering them support at this tragic time.
The 33 year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Sergeant Dave Roberts, of Northumbria Police’s Motor Patrols department, has now appealed for anybody who witnessed the collision, or who has information that may assist the ongoing investigation, to come forward.
Sgt Roberts said: “This is an incredibly tragic incident and our thoughts go out to the woman’s family and friends at this time.
“An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision and we ask that the family’s privacy is respected as they attempt to come to terms with what has happened.
“I am asking anybody who was in the area at the time of the collision, or who may have witnessed anything of interest, to get in touch with us.”
Foxcover Lane and both north and southbound lanes on the A19 have now fully reopened.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20220216-0027.