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Kristy Dawson

Man and woman taken to hospital after late night collision in Newcastle city centre

A man and a woman have been taken to hospital following a late night collision in Newcastle city centre.

Emergency services were called to an incident on Grainger Street just before 11pm on Thursday night.

Two paramedic crews, a doctor and a hazardous area response team rushed to the scene.

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They treated a man with a suspected broken leg and a woman with a head injury and transported them both to hospital.

A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) said: "We were called at 22.58h last night (6 April) to a road traffic collision on Grainger Street.

"We dispatched two paramedic crews, a doctor, one hazardous area response team (HART) crew and a clinical team leader.

"We treated two patients - a woman with a head injury and a man with a suspected broken leg.

"Both patients were taken to hospital."

Chronicle Live has contacted Northumbria Police for further details.

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