A teenager is fighting for his life and another person has been seriously injured following a city-centre crash in Newcastle.
Emergency services were called to Howard Street shortly before 5.15am on Sunday morning following reports a black pick-up truck and a silver minibus had collided for reasons yet to be established.
Officers from Northumbria Police’s Motor Patrols department attended the scene and two passengers in the pick-up truck were taken to hospital.
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A 17 year-old-male sustained life-threatening injuries and an 18-year-old male was admitted to hospital. The driver of the minibus sustained minor injuries.
Officers are now appealing for witnesses to the collision and urged anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.
Sergeant Matt Sykes from the Force’s Motor patrols department said: "Our investigation is ongoing, and we are gathering information to build up a picture of how the collision occurred.
"If you were travelling on Howard Street at around 5.10am this morning and saw a black Mitsubishi pick-up truck and a silver minibus, please get in touch.
"We are asking anyone who witnessed the collision, saw any persons leaving the scene on foot or may have dash cam footage to get in touch. Also if you stopped at the scene and especially if you have any mobile phone footage we would like you to contact us."
Howard Street and Gibson Street, near Newcastle Quayside, remain closed and there is a diversion in place.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to reports of a road traffic collision on Howard Street at 5.05am this morning.
"We dispatched three ambulance crews, a clinical care manager, a specialist pracademic and two crews from our Hazardous Area Response Team and transported three patients to the RVI."
Anyone with information or dashcam footage is asked to contact 101, or use the Tell us Something page on our website, quoting log NP-20211003-0196.
