A pedestrian is fighting for his life and a collision with a car in the early hours of this morning.

Police investigating after the 39-year-old man was seriously injured at the junction between Anderson Street and Ocean Road in South Shields.

Emergency services were called shortly before 3am and the man was taken to hospital.

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A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “It was reported that a silver Hyundai i10 was travelling north along Anderson Street when, for reasons yet to be established, it collided with the pedestrian at the crossroad junction with Ocean Road.

“The pedestrian, aged 39, was taken to hospital with serious injuries where he remains in a life-threatening condition.

“The driver remained at the scene and is assisting officers with their enquiries.

“A full and thorough investigation has been launched into the circumstances surrounding this collision.

“This happened in a busy area with many people walking between bars, clubs and restaurants at the time – and we are now asking anybody who witnessed it to get in touch.

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“Your information, no matter how insignificant you feel it may be, could be crucial to our enquiries.

“We also want to hear from anybody who believes they saw a silver Hyundai i10 travelling in the area at the time, as well as anyone who has any CCTV or dashcam footage that could assist the ongoing investigation.”

Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of our website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20220814-0158.

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