Lucky escape after car collides with Metro train on level crossing at Callerton Parkway Station

Metros were suspended between Airport and Kingston Park on Thursday morning after a car collided with a Metro train.

Emergency services were called to Callerton Parkway just after 7:30am after a collision between a Metro train and a black Kia hatchback on the level crossing.

The stretch of Callerton Lane immediately around the Metro station between the A696 and B6918 Ponteland Road was closed as recovery teams worked to remove the vehicle from the tracks.

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Thankfully, there were no serious injuries at the scene, either to the driver or any Metro passengers. Services restarted on the line from Airport to South Hylton at 8:30am, while Callerton Lane was reopened shortly after.

A Nexus spokesperson said: "A vehicle was involved in a collision with a Metro train at the Callerton Parkway level crossing around 7.30am this morning, Thursday 13 April. Nobody has been injured.

A collision between a Metro and a car at Callerton Parkway level crossing (North East Live Traffic)

"The car was removed from the track and the crossing and train were inspected. Services were suspended between Airport and Kingston Park due to this incident while emergency services attended the scene. Services resumed at 8:31am."

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At 7.30am today (Thursday) we received a report of a collision involving a Metro train and a car on a level crossing on Callerton Lane, Newcastle.

A Nexus worker clearing up the crash site (Newcastle Chronicle)

"Emergency services attended the scene. Thankfully nobody is believed to be seriously injured."

The North East Ambulance Service, who were also on the scene, said they treated one person at the scene.

An NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 07:32 this morning to reports of a car having been hit by a train at Callerton Parkway Metro Station Newcastle.

"We sent one emergency ambulance and one specialist paramedic. We treated one patient at the scene who made their own way to hospital."

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