Pensioner in 'life-threatening condition' after car drives on to Sunderland roundabout
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Emergency services, which included the Great North Air Ambulance (GNAA), were called to reports of a collision involving a Renault Megane at the junction of Tunstall Road and Leechmere Road, Sunderland, just after 3.30pm on Monday, October 19.
The driver, a 76-year-old man, received CPR before being taken to hospital, where he remains in a life threatening condition.
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Hide AdNorthumbria Police are appealing for witnesses and anybody who has dash cam footage to contact them.
A force statement said: “The car in question was spotted travelling south east along Essen Way when it drove on to the roundabout and collided with street furniture before coming to a halt.
“It was then seen leaving the roundabout before coming to a halt in a near-by garden.”
Witnesses are urged to contact the force by calling 101, quoting log 611 191020.