Police are appealing after a crash involving a 71-year-old female pedestrian in a seaside town.

The incident happened around 1.30pm on Monday, July 26 on the Esplanade in Redcar at the junction with Newcomen Terrace.

A silver Ford Focus was involved in the collision with the woman.

She suffered a head injury and was taken to James Cook University Hospital for treatment.

Any witnesses to the incident are asked to contact PC Jayson Morris from the Cleveland and Durham Specialist Operations Unit, on the non-emergency number 101, quoting incident number 124338.

Crimestoppers can be contacted anonymously on 0800 555 111 or www.crimestoppers-uk.org.

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