A man is in a critical condition after an incident at an amusement park in South Shields.
At around midday on Sunday police, paramedics and the air ambulance were called to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park following reports of a workplace accident. A 52-year-old man was found to have suffered serious head injuries.
He was taken by road to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after midday yesterday (Sunday), we received a report that a man had been injured in a workplace accident at Ocean Beach Amusement Park, in South Shields.
"Officers attended and a man aged 52 was found to have suffered serious head injuries.
"He was taken to the RVI in Newcastle for treatment where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
"We have contacted the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and are working with them to establish exactly what happened."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at South Shields promenade shortly before 12pm.
"We dispatched a clinical team leader, a rapid response paramedic and an ambulance crew, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
"One patient was taken by road to the RVI for further treatment."
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