Emergency services called to incident in Seaham following reports of collision between car and pedestrian
By Neil Fatkin
Published 16th Jan 2026, 09:42 GMT
Emergency Services were called to an incident in Seaham yesterday afternoon (January 15) which reportedly involved a collision between a pedestrian and a car.
The collision is reported to have taken place at the Esso service station on Stockton Road.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We attended an incident at the service station on Stockton Road in Seaham just after 4.50pm on 15 January.
“We dispatched a paramedic ambulance, a doctor in a rapid response car, a clinical team leader, a specialist paramedic and one of our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) crews following reports of a collision between a pedestrian and a car.”
The road was reportedly closed whilst police officers carried out investigations.
A photograph from the scene showed a large police presence as well as an ambulance in attendance.
We have contacted Durham Constabulary and are awaiting their reponse.