Overview
- Emergency services were called shortly after 10:40pm on December 5 to a collision between a Volkswagen T‑roc and a Skoda Fabia on the A19 between the Silverlink Roundabout and Holystone.
- Police say the Skoda driver did not stop, and officers believe the T‑roc was overtaking a stationary vehicle at the roadside when the crash happened.
- Two men, aged in their 20s and 30s, were arrested on suspicion of causing serious injury by dangerous driving and remain in custody.
- The A19 was closed in both directions for more than 12 hours, with southbound traffic moving again late morning and full reopening reported around 2:45pm.
- NEAS transported two patients to Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary after a multi‑agency response, including a woman in her 30s who remains in a critical condition; police urge witnesses with dashcam footage to quote reference NP-20251205-1124.