Police give update on driver injured in Sunderland crash
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Emergency services, including the Great North Air Ambulance, were called to the junction of Tunstall Road and Leechmere Road, just after 3.30pm yesterday, Monday, October 19, after reports of a collision involving a Renault Megane.
The driver, a 76-year-old man, received CPR before being taken to hospital, where his condition today is described as ‘critical but stable’.
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Hide AdNorthumbria Police have appealed for witnesses and particularly anybody who has dashcam footage of the incident to contact them.
A force statement said: “The car in question was spotted travelling south east along Essen Way when it drove on to the roundabout and collided with street furniture before coming to a halt.
“It was then seen leaving the roundabout before coming to a halt in a near-by garden.”
Witnesses are urged to contact the force by calling 101, quoting log 611 191020.