A man has been left critically ill with a serious head injury after an accident at an amusement park. Police and paramedics were sent to Ocean Beach Pleasure Park in South Shields where a 52-year-old man was found to have suffered serious head injuries.
He was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical but stable condition, reports ChronicleLive.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "Shortly after midday yesterday (Sunday), we received a report that a man had been injured in a workplace accident at Ocean Beach Amusement Park, in South Shields.
"Officers attended and a man aged 52 was found to have suffered serious head injuries.
"He was taken to the RVI in Newcastle for treatment where he remains in a critical but stable condition.
"We have contacted the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) and are working with them to establish exactly what happened."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to an incident at South Shields promenade shortly before 12pm.
"We dispatched a clinical team leader, a rapid response paramedic and an ambulance crew, and requested support from Great North Air Ambulance Service.
"One patient was taken by road to the RVI for further treatment."
