Medical incident on Temple Road, South Shields - Thursday 18 December 2025

A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We were called to a medical incident on Thursday 18 December on Temple Park Road in South Shields at 9:17am. We dispatched two ambulance crews, one critical care specialist paramedic, one clinical team leader and were supported by our colleagues at Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS). Despite the best efforts of all our teams, the patient sadly passed away. This is a particularly tragic incident and we send condolences to all those affected."