DRIVER ‘SERIOUS’ AFTER A19 SMASH
A driver was left seriously injured after a crash on the A19 in Sunderland that left the southbound carriageway closed for four hours.
The injured man, in his 20s, was taken to hospital with serious lower limb injuries, and his condition was said to be stable following the two-vehicle collision on the A19, between the A1290 and the A1231 yesterday afternoon.
The crash involved a van and an HGV and brought the road to a standstill.
Emergency services, including police, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, the North East Ambulance Service and the Great scribed as “potentially lifethreatening North East Air Ambulance, injuries”. were called to the scene The road was closed for at about 2.10pm and the about four hours while police road was closed for several carried out investigations, hours. and motorists were
It is understood the injured urged to avoid the area. man was trapped inside Northumbria Police put the van following the a rolling roadblock in place impact and had to be freed and drivers were told to find from it by firefighters. alternative routes.
He was treated by the They also had to issue a Great North Air Ambulance Tweet on social media to doctor-led trauma team, beforebeingtakentoNewcastle remind drivers heading northbound to “carry on RVI hospital by road, accompanied with normal driving and by the air ambulance not pay attention to RTC”, doctor, with what police de- and after the road was cleared the force thanked drivers for their patience.
Rush-hour traffic was heavily affected by the buildup of vehicles and there were also delays in other areas of the city following on from the accident, including on the A1018 across the Wearmouth Bridge.
Bus companies Go North East and Stagecoach, also diverted service routes.