This picture shows the damage caused to the doors at a North East hospital hit by a car and leading to a man being arrested.
Emergency services were called to Sunderland Royal Hospital at around 9pm on Thursday.
Officers from Northumbria Police attended the scene and a 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.
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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 9pm on Thursday police received a report a car had collided into Sunderland Royal Hospital.
“Officers attended the scene and located a 43-year-old man was who was arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.."
Police added that enquiries into the incident are ongoing.
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