An elderly man has died following a crash on the A1 in Gateshead. 

Police and paramedics were called to the major road near the Metrocentre around 10.15am on Monday (November 25) after a serious collision. 

Two lanes of the route were closed after reports that a Scania heavy goods vehicle had struck a male pedestrian on the southbound route. 

Northumbria Police has now confirmed that a man, aged in his 80s, has since died. His next of kin have been informed. 

The force said it is believed the man could be linked to a white Ford Edge car that had been parked nearby, and added that the driver remained at the scene and is assisting with enquiries.

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A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson previously said: "We were called to a road traffic collision this morning (25 November) at 10:15am on the A1 southbound near the Metrocentre. We dispatched one ambulance crew and one clinical team leader to the incident."

A Great North Air Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "Our critical care team was activated at 10.24am to reports of a road traffic collision on the A1 in Gateshead near the Metrocentre.

"We had a doctor and two paramedics on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 10.39am."