THE emergency services have warned people to take extra care as pictures show crowds of people gathered while sledging in the North-East.
The North East Ambulance Service said twelve ambulances had to deal with 15 adults and children who were injured whilst sledging across the region.
It came as pictures showed hoardes of people gathered while taking part in sledging on the Town Moor, near Newcastle, on Thursday.
The scenes prompted Northumbria Police to attend the spot after reports of large crowds drinking and socialising in the area on the previous evening.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said it had been dispatched to slegding-related incidents across the region on Thursday.
They said: "Yesterday we sent 12 ambulances out to 15 adults and children injured whilst sledging yesterday.
"Whilst we don’t want to spoil the fun, please take extra to avoid accidents."
Meanwhile in relation to the scenes on the Town Moor, a spokesperson for Northumbria Police said the majority of people at the site in the day were made up of young families from the same households, who behaved in a responsible manner.
They confirmed to Yahoo News UK, that a "large number of officers" were later deployed to the site to disperse crowds that had gathered on the moor in the evening.
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