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A number of police officers remain at Best View, off the A183, carrying out inquiries following an incident earlier today (Saturday, December 19) where a man was injured.

The Great North Air Ambulance Service was called to the incident and landed nearby in Shiney Row at around 11.15am.

A North East Ambulance Services spokeswoman said: “We were called just before 11am to reports of a man injured in the Shiney Row area.

Officers are carrying out inquiries to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident in Shiney Row.

"We dispatched a double crewed ambulance, one crew from our hazardous area response team and requested assistance from the Great North Air Ambulance Service.

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"One male was transported to hospital by road.”

A spokesman for Northumbria Police confirmed officers were called to Best View, in Shiney Row, at 11am by the ambulance service ‘in relation to an injured male’.

A man has been taken to hospital by road following an incident.

The nature of the incident is yet to be confirmed.

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Air ambulance call out as 'injured man' taken to hospital following Shiney Row incident

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