Man dies after being hit by ambulance on A19 near Sunderland
A man in his 30s died after being hit by a patient-carrying ambulance on the A19 near Sunderland shortly after 02:00 GMT, Northumbria Police said.
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A man in his 30s has died after being struck by an ambulance on the A19 near Sunderland shortly after 02:00 GMT, Northumbria Police said.
The ambulance was travelling northbound and carrying a patient, but its blue lights were not on, police said. The man died at the scene, between the A1018 and A690 junctions.
No one in the ambulance was injured. Its driver, a man in his 40s, stayed at the scene to assist police with their inquiries.
Northumbria Police’s roads policing unit is investigating and has appealed for anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the collision to come forward.
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