Police appeal after a man is seriously injured in a collision in Sunderland

A 38-year-old man is in hospital following the incident in Seaburn

Author: Tom HailePublished 27th Jan 2023

Officers are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision which has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.

Shortly before 2am today (Friday), Northumbria Police received a report that a vehicle had overturned after colliding with a fountain on the A183 in Seaburn, Sunderland.

Emergency services attended and a 38-year-old man was taken to hospital for treatment with serious injuries.

The section of road where the collision took place has now re-opened to traffic.

Police are now appealing for witnesses to the collision to contact them.

Inspector Dean Hood, of Northumbria Police, said:

This was a serious collision which has left a man with a number of injuries.

I would like to thank our officers as well as blue-light partners who were on the scene quickly and helped us ensure he got to hospital as soon as possible.

We are now working to establish exactly what happened in the moments leading up to the collision and would like any witnesses to get in touch.

Your information, no matter how insignificant you think it may be, could prove to be key.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police using the ‘Tell Us Something’ page on the police website or call 101 quoting log NP-20230127-0040.

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