Woman taken to hospital after suspected hit-and-run in Ponteland

A report was received of a two-vehicle collision on Berwick Hill Road in Ponteland, Northumberland, at around 3.50pm on Friday (May 1).

Inquiries have taken place and it is understood the driver of a silver Volvo XC40 was travelling east from Ponteland when, for reasons to be established, there was a collision with a heavy goods vehicle travelling in the opposite direction.

The HGV driver left the scene in the aftermath of the collision, when the incident was reported to police.

Emergency services attended and the driver of the car, a woman in her 60s, was taken to hospital for treatment for minor injuries.

Officers from Northumbria Police’s Roads Policing Unit (RPU) have since launched an investigation and have today (Saturday May 2) appealed for the driver of the HGV, and any other witnesses, to come forward.

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Police are particularly keen to hear from people travelling in the area at the time, and from anyone with information about the HGV involved.

Anyone who can assist officers, including those with CCTV or dashcam footage, should send Northumbria Police a direct message on social media or use the ‘live chat’ and ‘report’ forms on the force website.

For anyone unable to make contact in those ways, they are asked to call the non-emergency 101 number.

Callers are asked to quote reference number: NP-20260501-0725.