I counted 17 emergency service vehicles in total... It's the most major incident I've ever seen
A local resident has called an incident in Seaham believed to involve a vehicle colliding with a pedestrian as ‘the most major incident I've ever seen.’
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.
One local resident who asked to remain anonymous said: "I was out walking my dog just before 6pm last night. When I got the garage there were two fire engines covering the view of the garage forecourt.
“There were ambulances, paramedic cars and police vehicles. I counted 17 emergency service vehicles in total. It's the most major incident I've ever seen, there were so many lights and vehicles. A crowd had begun to gather and there was a lot of speculation about what had happened."
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.”
Further down the road, there is also a police presence near and damage to The Mallard pub.
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 response.