Police have named the boy who tragically died after being knocked off his bike by a bus while riding near South Shields.
At around 3.30pm on Tuesday (October 25), Northumbria Police were contacted by members of the public, who reported that a boy had been in collision with a bus, while riding his bicycle on Lizard Lane in Whitburn.
Officers and emergency services attended, but sadly the 11-year-old died at the scene.
