A woman has been taken to hospital after falling into the River Tyne from the High Level Bridge this morning.

Emergency services were called shortly before 9.10am on Wednesday after receiving a report that a woman had fallen into the water.

Northumbria Police, the North East Ambulance Service, and Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service all attended the scene.

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The woman was rescued from the water and was transported to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary.

It is understood her condition is ‘serious’.

The Quayside was closed from King Street to Cox Chare but reopened shortly before 10am.

A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly before 9.10am today (Wednesday) we received a report that a woman had fallen from the High Level Bridge near Newcastle’s Quayside into the water below.

"Emergency services attended and rescued the woman from the water. She was transported to the RVI by ambulance where she remains in a serious condition."

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A Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson, said: "We can confirm that crews from Byker and Newcastle Central Community Fire Stations were requested to attend a police incident on Newcastle Quayside earlier this morning.

"The emergency call came in to our fire control team at 9.09am and then three appliances and the TWFRS fire boat were deployed to the scene within five minutes of the initial call being received.

"Upon arrival, our fire boat assisted in rescuing a woman from the River Tyne. She was left in the care of the North East Ambulance Service. We left the location at 9.51am."

A NEAS spokesperson said it dispatched two ambulance crews, two specialist paramedics, and two crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART).

She added: "We received additional support from our colleagues at Northumbria Police, the Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service, and HM Coastguard.

"One patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment."

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