A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after a car crashed into a roundabout on the A183 in Whitburn (Image: Picture: North East Traffic Live)
A man has been taken to hospital with serious injuries after crashing into a roundabout on a North East coastal road.
Emergency services were alerted after a collision on the A183 Whitburn Road in Seaburn, Sunderland, in the early hours of Friday (January 27).
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A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: “Shortly before 2am today (Friday), we received a report that a vehicle had overturned after colliding with a fountain on the A183 in Seaburn, Sunderland.
“Emergency services attended and a male was extracted from the vehicle.
“He has been taken to hospital with serious injuries.
“The road is currently closed.”
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