An elderly man is fighting for his life after a crash in Sunderland.
Police and the ambulance service were called to the scene of the one-vehicle collision in the Leechmere Road area of the city just after 3.30pm today (Monday).
It was reported that a Renault Megane was seen driving south east along Essen Way before it drove on to the roundabout and crashed into "street furniture" before coming to a stop.
Officers carried out CPR on the 76-year-old driver who was then taken to hospital where he remains in a life-threatening condition.
A spokesperson for North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 3.32pm to a one-vehicle road traffic collision at the junction of Tunstall Road and Leechmere Road.
"We dispatched a specialist paramedic, a double-crewed ambulance and requested support from the Great North Air Ambulance."
Officers from Northumbria Police are now appealing for witnesses to this incident and particularly anyone who might have dash cam footage.
Anyone who has information should go to the ‘Report an Incident’ section of the Northumbria Police website or call 101, quoting log 611 191020.
