Nissan Way remains closed after reports of collision involving pedestrian and car
Paramedics were deployed in the early hours of this morning
Nissan Way remains closed after an overnight collision which the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) have said involved a pedestrian.
An NEAS spokesperson said: "We received a call at 12:52am this morning (11 September 2026) to reports of a road traffic incident involving a car and a pedestrian outside Wearside Farm on Nissan Way in Sunderland.
“We sent an emergency ambulance crew, a clinical team leader, Hazardous Area Response Team, a doctor and a specialist paramedic to the scene."
There have been long delays for Nissan workers after the reported collision with motorists told to follow the detour and to find an alternative route.
A spokesperson for Northumbria Police said: “At 1am today (Friday) we received a report via the ambulance service of a collision on Nissan Way in Sunderland. Emergency services are in attendance and a section of the road remains closed to motorists."