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Tom Beattie

Investigation launched after man knocked down by lorry on the A1 in Newcastle

An investigation has been launched after a man was knocked over by a HGV on the A1 in Newcastle.

Emergency crews attended the scene on the A1 Western Bypass Northbound following a report that a heavy goods vehicle had hit a pedestrian. Officers from Northumbria Police found a 37-year-old man at the scene.

The man was taken to the RVI in Newcastle as a precaution with minor injuries. No one else was injured as a result of the incident.

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A NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call to 999 at 10:09 this morning to reports of a road traffic collision involving a pedestrian and a truck on the A1 north near West Denton.

"We sent an emergency ambulance and took the male patient to the Royal Victoria Infirmary."

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly after 10am today (Friday), police received a report of a collision between a pedestrian and a heavy goods vehicle on A1 Western Bypass Northbound at the exit for Stamfordham Road in Newcastle.

“Emergency services attended where a 37-year-old man was taken to the RVI in Newcastle as a precaution with minor injuries.

“The driver of the lorry remained at the scene and to assist officers with their enquiries."

Anyone who saw what happened or has CCTV or dashcam footage from around the time of the collision is asked to contact Northumbria Police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page on their website or by calling 101 quoting reference NP-20220715-0236.

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