Scene of damage after car strikes wall on major Sunderland route

A woman, aged in her 50s, was checked at the scene by paramedics after a Hyundai i10 collided with the wall and railings of Bishopwearmouth Garden Centre, on the A183 Chester Road.

The incident happened close to the junction with the junction of Ettrick Grove.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “At 11.12pm on Sunday, police received a report of a one-vehicle collision on Chester Road at the junction with Ettrick Grove, Sunderland.

“Emergency services attended and a woman was treated by paramedics at the scene as a precaution.

"Nobody was injured.”