'Police incident' causes Metro delays in Sunderland

A tweet from the @My_Metro account advised customers to leave extra time for their journey as a result of the call-out, which affected services between Park Lane and South Hylton.

A Nexus spokesperson said: “A slight delay was caused to services after a train needed police attendance at Airport Metro station this morning.

“This was was caused by a disruptive male passenger who appeared to be intoxicated and was refusing to leave the train.”

A Northumbria Police spokesperson added: “At about 7.20am we received a report of a man behaving in an aggressive manner on a Metro as it approached Newcastle International Airport.

"Officers attended the Metro when it arrived at the station and a man was spoken to by police. He was issued with words of advice and left the Metro voluntarily.

"No further action has been taken and the Metro service resumed accordingly.”

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