One person has been taken to hospital following a crash in Walker.
The crash took place on Ulverstone Terrace in Walker, Newcastle, at around 7.15pm on Saturday, April 29 with emergency services called to the scene.
A member of the public described how multiple police vehicles "swarmed" the residential street with paramedic crews also in attendance.
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Following the crash, the driver of the vehicle then suffered a "medical episode" and was taken to hospital. No one else is believed to have been injured.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "Police were called to a road traffic collision on Ulverstone Terrace in Walker at around 7.15pm on Saturday.
"It was caused by a mechanical fault. The driver of the car then suffered a medical episode and was taken to hospital."
The North East Ambulance Service was approached for a comment.
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