Key details as person taken to hospital following Benton crash with air ambulance called

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A police Forensic Collision Investigation Unit and specialist paramedic were among the emergency services attending the scene at the junction near Four Lane Ends on Sunday

13:02, 05 Jul 2026Updated 13:47, 05 Jul 2026

Police attended the scene with the road cordoned off(Image: Ian Buist / Chronicle Live)

A North Tyneside road was closed on Sunday (July 5) with emergency services called to the scene following a traffic incident - here are the key details so far

• Traffic data on Sunday morning showed the A188 Benton Road was closed in both directions from Balliol Business Park to A191 Benton Park Road, causing slow traffic.
• Traffic cameras showed emergency services in attendance at the scene, with police tape and traffic cones blocking the area.
• It was subsequently confirmed that the incident had taken place at the junction near Four Lane Ends on Benton Road that leads to West Farm Avenue and Goathland Avenue.
• A Forensic Collision Investigation Unit police van was seen at the junction as officers were pictured assessing the road.
• The North East Ambulance Service confirmed just after midday that one person had been taken to hospital.
• The service said that they received a call at 9.26am on Sunday to reports of a road traffic incident.
• An ambulance crew and specialist paramedic was dispatched to the scene.
• Support was also requested from the Great North Air Ambulance Service, who attended the incident by air.
• The Great North Air Ambulance Service confirmed that their critical care team arrived on the scene just after 10am, with two paramedics and a doctor working alongside the North East Ambulance Service to assess and treat a patient.
• One person was taken to the RVI in Newcastle by road for "further treatment".

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