A man is today fighting for life in hospital after a car fire near a coastal caravan park.
Police went to Blyth Road in Whitley Bay at around 2am on Wednesday morning after it was reported that a vehicle was on fire, close the Whitley Bay Holiday Park.
When they arrived officers found a 46-year-old man had suffered serious injuries in the blaze.
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He was taken to hospital where he today remains in a critical condition.
Police do not believe anyone else was involved in the fire.
A Northumbria Police spokesman said: “Shortly before 2.30am on Wednesday, we received a report of a vehicle fire on Blyth Road in Whitley Bay.
“Officers attended and a man, aged 46, was found to have suffered serious injuries. He was taken to hospital for treatment where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
“We do not believe there to be any third-party involvement in the incident.”
Yesterday the burnt out shell of the car was still visible from the road.
It has since been removed.
