Overview
- Officers were called at about 5:10pm on Monday, December 22, to reports of a pedestrian struck outside the Marks and Spencer at Silverlink Retail Park in North Tyneside.
- The woman sustained serious injuries and died in hospital on Tuesday, and her next of kin have been informed.
- The vehicle involved was a white Renault Captur, and the driver stayed at the scene and assisted police.
- Northumbria Police say inquiries are ongoing, with Sergeant Steven Chappell urging anyone with dashcam footage from the moments before the collision to come forward.
- Information can be submitted via police social media direct messages, the live chat or report forms on the force website, or by calling 101 and quoting reference NP-20251222-0752.