Girl left with life-changing injuries after collision with HGV in Newcastle
A schoolgirl has been left with life-changing injuries after a collision with a heavy goods vehicle.
Shortly after 3pm yesterday (Monday) officers received a report of a collision involving a child and a tipper truck in Chapel House, Newcastle.
The girl, aged seven, was in the area of Chadderton Drive near the junction with Hillhead Parkway when the truck collided with her.
She was taken to hospital with potentially life-changing leg injuries and remains in a critical but stable condition. The girl’s family are being supported by specialist family liaison officers at this time.
An investigation has been launched into the collision, and police are now appealing for witnesses or anybody with dashcam footage to come forward.
Sergeant Steve Armstrong, of Northumbria Police, said: “This is clearly a terrible incident for everyone involved and has resulted in a seven-year-old child being rushed to hospital where her condition is described as being critical.
“The injuries she has sustained could be life-changing and we are committed to find out exactly what happened in the moments prior to the collision.
“This happened in a busy location, close to Knop Law Primary School, and I am today appealing for anybody who was in that area yesterday afternoon to come forward.
“Please check any dashcam footage and get in touch if you see anything that may assist our investigation. Equally, we want to hear from anybody who believes they witnessed this collision.
“This is an ongoing investigation so I would ask that people do not speculate as to what may or may not have happened and let our enquiries run their course”.
Anyone with information or dashcam footage that can assist the investigation is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website quoting NP-20210920-0592. Alternatively you can email 2729@northumbria.pnn.police.uk.