Investigation update into hit and run in Gateshead
Police say a hit and run collision in Gateshead on Monday afternoon, is being treated as deliberate
An investigation into a suspected hit-and-run collision in Gateshead remains ongoing – and while enquiries remain at an early stage, Northumbria police say officers are now treating the incident as a deliberate act.
A man, aged in his 50s, was arrested in connection with the report on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. He has since been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.
Shortly before 2.55pm on Monday, police were alerted to an injured man lying in the road on the B1426 Sunderland Road, near to the junction with Stoneygate Lane.
Emergency services attended where it is understood the man was travelling from Stoneygate Lane towards Sunderland Road on a black motorbike and had been struck by a vehicle.
The driver involved left the scene before police arrival.
The rider – a man aged in his 20s – was taken to hospital with serious injuries, he remains in a stable condition.
Officers are still keen to hear from further witnesses who saw what happened or sighted the rider and a white SEAT Leon in the area, and anyone who may have CCTV or dashcam footage.