Teenage boy left in critical condition following North Tyneside collision
Officers are appealing for witnesses to come forward after a teenager was left with life-threatening injuries following a road traffic collision in North Tyneside.
At 9.40pm on Sunday (July 30), police received a report from the North East Ambulance Service of a collision involving an electric motorbike on the eastbound slip road on the A1058 Coast Road in North Shields, at the junction with Billy Mill Lane.
The rider of the electric motorbike, a 14-year-old boy, suffered serious head injuries in the collision.
He was taken to hospital by paramedics where he remains in a critical condition.
Police have launched a full investigation and are today (Tuesday) appealing to anyone who may have witnessed what happened to contact them.
Officers are particularly keen to hear from any road users who may dashcam footage of traffic in the area during the moments leading up to the collision which may assist their enquiries.
Witnesses should use the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of the Northumbria Police website or call 101, quoting log number NP-20230730-01240.