A man in his 40s was taken to hospital with a head injury following an altercation on a busy Byker street in broad daylight on Tuesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called to Shields Road shortly after 12.30pm following an incident between two men in the area.
Police cordon removed
Northumbria Police said it was reported that the pair had been involved in an altercation which resulted in one of the men receiving a head injury. A small section of the street opposite the Raby Street junction was taped off by police but has since been removed.
A spokesperson for the force said: "Emergency services attended and the victim – a man in his 40s – was taken to hospital for treatment of injuries not believed to be life-threatening. Enquiries into the report are ongoing."
Appeal for information
Anyone with information into the incident is asked to contact Northumbria Police online or by calling 101.
The spokesperson added: "Anyone with information should send us a direct message on social media or use the live chat and report forms on our force website. For those unable to contact us via the above ways, call 101. Please quote reference number NP-20261027-0409."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident on Shields Road in Byker, Newcastle at 12:35 on Tuesday 27 October. We dispatched one ambulance crew and one patient was taken to hospital for further treatment."
