An elderly man is in a critical condition after crashing into a barrier on a Northumberland road when he became unwell behind the wheel.
The 78-year-old man was driving on Astley Road in Seaton Delaval at around 11.50am on Wednesday (November 9) when his car collided with a barrier. Police officers and paramedics were called to the scene and the man was taken to Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital (NSECH) by ambulance in a critical condition.
A Northumbria Police spokeswoman said: "At 11.50am today (Wednesday) police were contacted by the ambulance service, who were in attendance at the scene of a one-vehicle collision on Astley Road in Seaton Delaval. It was reported a driver had become unwell and collided with a barrier.
