Man in his 30s dies after being hit by an ambulance on A19 near Sunderland

A man in his thirties died after an ambulance struck him on the A19 near Sunderland in the early hours of the morning. Northumbria Police stated that the collision took place shortly after 02:00 GMT on the northbound carriageway between the junctions for the A1018 and the A690. The vehicle was carrying a patient at the time and was not using its blue lights when the impact occurred. The man died at the scene despite the efforts of emergency crews.

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Neither the patient nor their partner, both inside the ambulance during the incident, suffered any injuries. The driver of the ambulance, a man in his forties, remained at the scene and is assisting police with inquiries. The North East Ambulance Service sent additional resources to transfer the patient and their partner to another vehicle to reach a hospital. Officers from the roads unit of Northumbria Police are now investigating the crash and have appealed for any available CCTV or dashcam footage from the area.

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Incidents involving emergency vehicles during patient transport are subject to thorough investigations by police units to establish the exact circumstances on major roads. Authorities frequently rely on public appeals for dashcam and CCTV footage to piece together events that happen overnight on high-speed routes like the A19.