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Flaminia Luck

Traffic chaos in Whitley Bay after burst water main floods road

A burst water main has caused traffic chaos after flooding a busy street in Whitley Bay on Tuesday morning.

Northumbrian Water have now fixed the leak and the road has been cleared. The A191 Rake Lane has now re-opened in both directions but there is still slow traffic from North Tyneside General Hospital to the junction on the A192 Preston Road North.

READ MORE: Greggs to create 125 jobs in major North Tyneside factory expansion plans

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