Overview
- Northumbria Police say the two-vehicle collision occurred shortly before midday Tuesday on the A1068 roundabout at Hipsburn near Alnmouth.
- A woman in her 70s was taken to hospital with life-changing injuries, and a man was treated for serious injuries.
- The Great North Air Ambulance treated a patient at the scene and airlifted them to hospital, with its aircraft activated at 12:17 and on scene at 12:41.
- The A1068 between Alnmouth and Warkworth was closed in both directions after the crash and has since reopened.
- Police have not released the cause of the collision, and reports differ on the injured man's age, citing either his 60s or 70s.