Man arrested after car collides with residential house in Sunderland
A man has been arrested after a car collided with a house in New Herrington.
The multi-vehicle collision which resulted in a car then colliding with a house took place at around 1.40pm yesterday (December 11).
In an updated statement confirming the arrest a Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “We received a report of a multi-vehicle collision on Market Crescent in Herrington, Sunderland.
“It was reported that a car has collided with a second car, before colliding with a residential property on the street.
“Emergency services attended and two people, a man and a woman, were taken to hospital for the treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening.
“The man has subsequently been discharged, however the woman remains in hospital to continue to receive treatment.
“A man – in his 20s – has been arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving. He is currently in police custody.
“The road was closed for a number of hours to allow for the vehicles to be recovered but has since fully re-opened to traffic.”
The North East Ambulance Service have also confirmed two people were taken to hospital with “one patient was transported to Sunderland Royal Hospital and a second patient taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle”.