A woman was taken to hospital following a crash which left her trapped in her car in Wallsend.
Emergency services attended the scene of the two-vehicle collision on the A1058 Coast Road westbound at the Benfield Road slip road from 8.15am on Wednesday morning. At the scene they found a woman who had been involved in the collision who was trapped in her vehicle.
Crews from Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service arrived at the scene where they freed the trapped woman. She was then taken to the RVI for further treatment.