A woman remains fighting for her life in hospital after she was hit by a car that was leaving a McDonald's drive-thru  

Shortly before 8.50pm on Friday (October 27), a female pedestrian was struck by a black Vauxhall Astra close to McDonald's in Byker.

It is reported that the vehicle was leaving the one-way drive-through lane when it collided with the victim, a 64-yar-old woman.

Emergency services were called to the scene and found a woman who had suffered serious, life-threatening injuries.

She was taken to hospital, where she remains in a critical condition.

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The driver of the car – a 25-year-old man – was arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He has since been released under investigation, pending further enquiries.

Northumbria Police are now appealing for witnesses who were in the area at the time and may have CCTV or dashcam footage which could assist their investigation.

Sergeant Michael Parnaby said: "This is a very serious collision which has left a woman in a critical condition in hospital. A number of enquiries are ongoing to establish exactly what has happened in the lead-up to the collision and establish the full circumstances.

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"We know the area was very busy at the time with lots of people and vehicles – so there will be more witnesses who saw what happened. Please help us by getting in touch with police as soon as possible.

"Your information, no matter how small it may seem, could prove vital in the early stages of our investigation."

Anyone with information is urged to contact the force via the 'Tell Us Something' page of their website or by calling 101, quoting log number NP-20231027-1157.