Car overturns on bend of Sunderland road linking Silksworth and Tunstall

A car has overturned on the road linking Tunstall and Silksworth on Thursday, January 2.

Emergency services were called to Tunstall Hope Road where a Ford Fiesta has overturned.

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The incident happened on Tunstall Hope Road. | JPIMedia

Nobody is believed to have been injured in the incident.

The road links Leechmere Way, in Tunstall, and Paddock Lane, in Silksworth.

A Northumbria Police spokesman said: "At 10.07am we received a report of an overturned Ford Fiesta on Tunstall Road.

"There were no injuries."

The car is being removed and traffic is coping well.

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