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Tom Beattie

Pensioner tragically dies after suffering 'significant head injury' in Backworth street

A 70-year-old man has died in hospital after suffering a significant head injury in North Tyneside.

Northumbria Police received a report from the ambulance service shortly before 1.30am on Saturday (October 29) that a man had been found unconscious in Shrewsbury Drive, Backworth.

The elderly man was taken to hospital but later sadly died of his injuries.

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