Police have confirmed that a woman has died following a serious collision on the A19 in Sunderland.
Shortly before 1am on Wednesday, officers were alerted to a collision involving a car and a pedestrian on the A19 between the A690 and A183.
Emergency services attended but a female pedestrian was confirmed deceased at the scene.
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Police say her next of kin have been notified and specialist family liaison officers are offering them support.
The 33-year-old driver of the car was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Foxcover Lane and both north and southbound lanes on the A19 have now fully reopened after being closed for most of Wednesday.
Sergeant Dave Roberts, of Northumbria Police’s Motor Patrols department, has now appealed for anybody who witnessed the collision, or who has information that may assist the ongoing investigation, to come forward.
Sgt Roberts said: “This is an incredibly tragic incident and our thoughts go out to the woman’s family and friends at this time.
“An investigation has been launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision and we ask that the family’s privacy is respected as they attempt to come to terms with what has happened.
“I am asking anybody who was in the area at the time of the collision, or who may have witnessed anything of interest, to get in touch with us.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police via the ‘Tell Us Something’ page of their website or by calling 101 quoting log NP-20220216-0027.
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