Pedestrian’s face injured in car crash

A woman suffered “significant” facial injuries when she was hit by a car, police have said.

The woman, in her 40s, was struck on the A69 slip road in the West Denton area of Newcastle, Northumbria Police said.

A spokesman for the force said it was reported a Mercedes-Benz E220 was travelling south on the A1 when it hit the woman on the slip road at about 02:30 BST on Thursday.

The woman is said to be in hospital in a stable condition.