Elderly woman seriously injured after being involved in a collision with taxi outside train station
Enquiries are ongoing
An elderly woman has been seriously injured after being involved in a collision with a taxi.
Emergency services attended the incident yesterday afternoon (June 8) at Durham Train Station. Durham Constabulary have now confirmed a woman in her 80s has been taken to hospital.
In an updated statement, a spokesperson said: “We were called to reports of a road traffic collision between a van and a pedestrian at Durham Train Station just after 1.20pm yesterday (June 8).
“The pedestrian, a woman in her 80s, suffered serious injuries to her hand and chest and has been taken to hospital. The van driver, a man in his 50s, is not believed to have been injured.
“Enquiries are ongoing and collision unit officers remain at the scene.”
The incident was also attended by the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS).
A spokesperson said: “We were called to an incident outside of Durham Train Station on Monday 8 June shortly after 1pm. We dispatched one ambulance crew and one patient was taken to RVI for further treatment."