REDCAR seafront is currently CLOSED after a police incident near to the Regent Cinema.

Police received a report of a collision involving a female pedestrian and a Ford Focus at around 1.35pm on Newcomen Terrace, Redcar.

A woman suffered a head injury and she has been taken to James Cook University Hospital as a precaution.

Police have taped off the area and the ambulance service are currently on the scene.

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