A woman who was pushing a young child in a buggy has been taken to hospital after being hit by a car.
The woman was crossing a road in the Preston village area of North Shields with a buggy and a toddler on foot when she was hit by a blue Ford Focus. The incident occurred on Ancroft Avenue at around 3.20pm on Monday afternoon.
The woman was taken to hospital after suffering serious but non-life threatening leg injuries. The young child and toddler were uninjured.