A man has been taken to hospital after he was knocked over by a van in Whitley Bay.
Emergency crews attended the scene on the promenade in Whitley Bay shortly before 11.50am today (Friday) following a report that a van had collided with a pedestrian on the promenade. A 45-year-old male pedestrian was found at the scene and was taken to hospital for further treatment.
Eyewitnesses said that ambulance crews as well as an air ambulance were present at the scene alongside officers from the police. The incident caused some disruption in the promenade vicinity. Thankfully, nobody else was injured in the incident.
