A burst water main has caused traffic chaos after flooding a busy street in Whitley Bay on Tuesday morning.
Northumbrian Water have now fixed the leak and the road has been cleared. The A191 Rake Lane has now re-opened in both directions but there is still slow traffic from North Tyneside General Hospital to the junction on the A192 Preston Road North.
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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 11am today (Tuesday) we were alerted to a burst water main in the Rake Lane area of North Shields.
“The road is currently closed at the junction with Preston North Road.”
A spokesman for North Tyneside Council said: "I can confirm that there is a large leak on the footpath at the northern side of Rake Lane, opposite the Cotswold Road Junction.
"Northumbria Water are on route and the Police are on site, they have closed Rake Lane between Cotswold Road and the Foxhunters roundabout and a diversion is in place.
"There is works going on along Rake Lange, although there have been no works in the specific area where the main has burst.
A spokesperson for Northumbrian Water said: "We are aware of an issue in that area. We currently have technicians on site who are investigating this."
Here is a map of the location of the leak.
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