One person has been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle collision in Newcastle city centre on Friday morning. The incident, which involved a Honda Fireblade motorbike and a taxi, took place shortly before 10.30am on St Mary's Place.
Casualty taken to RVI
A patient has been taken to the RVI for further treatment, the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) has confirmed. The extent of their injuries is currently unknown.
A cordon was erected near Newcastle Civic Centre between the corner of St Mary's Place and John Dobson Street.
Traffic disruption and diversions
As a result of the incident, many bus services including Go North East services 307, 309 & Q3 were unable to operate and subsequently diverted or terminated. A traffic diversion was also in place diverting traffic off St Mary's Place to College Street.
Both vehicles have since been recovered from the scene and the road reopened at around 12.30pm.
Statements from emergency services
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "We received a report shortly before 10.30am of a two-vehicle collision on St Mary’s Place in Newcastle. The road was closed for a period of time to allow for the vehicles to be recovered but has since reopened."
A NEAS spokesperson said: "We were called to a road traffic collision at St Mary's Place in Newcastle at 10.21am on Friday 30th October 2026. We dispatched one ambulance crew who took one patient to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)."
