A man is seriously injured after his vehicle crashed into a fountain in the early hours of the morning and overturned.
Northumbria Police received a report shortly before 2am on Friday, that a vehicle had overturned after colliding with a fountain on the A183 in Seaburn, Sunderland. Emergency services attended and a 38-year-old man was rescued from the vehicle and taken to hospital for treatment with serious injuries.
The section of road where the collision took place was closed to traffic but has since reopened. Officers are now appealing for witnesses to the collision to contact them.
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Pictures from the scene show significant damage to the fountain and crash investigators were spotted at the scene for the majority of the morning.
Inspector Dean Hood, of Northumbria Police, said: “This was a serious collision which has left a man with a number of injuries.
“I would like to thank our officers as well as blue-light partners who were on the scene quickly and helped us ensure he got to hospital as soon as possible.
“We are now working to establish exactly what happened in the moments leading up to the collision and would like any witnesses to get in touch.
“Your information, no matter how insignificant you think it may be, could prove to be key.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police using the ‘Tell Us Something’ page on the Northumbria Police website or call 101 quoting log NP-20230127-0040.
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