A car has crashed through the entrance of an M&S Foodhall in Tyneside, with one person taken to hospital. The incident occurred at the Silverlink Retail Park in Wallsend, North Tyneside, where footage shows the vehicle reversing over a bollard and smashing through the store's doors.
Emergency response and cordon
Emergency services, including an air ambulance, were dispatched to the scene. Police cordoned off the area, and people were advised to avoid the retail park. A Great North Air Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "Our critical care team was activated at 2.46pm to reports of a road traffic collision at Silverlink Retail Park in Wallsend. We had two paramedics and a doctor on board our aircraft and they arrived on scene at 2.50pm. Our team worked alongside the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) to assess and treat a patient."
Patient taken to hospital
The patient was taken to hospital by a NEAS road crew, accompanied by the air ambulance team. Northumbria Police reported receiving a call about the collision at approximately 2.25pm on Tuesday, adding that an area of the retail park was cordoned off and road users were advised to avoid the area.
