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Two Teens Suffer Life-Changing Injuries in Wrong-Way A69 Crash

Detectives seek dashcam footage to support the inquiry into the late-night collision.

Overview

  • Police say a white Peugeot 108 driving the wrong way on the westbound A69 at Lemington collided with a red Citroen Picasso late Tuesday.
  • Two women in their late teens who were in the Peugeot suffered life-changing injuries and remain at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
  • Ambulances took three patients to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, including the Citroen occupant who had minor injuries.
  • Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue used cutting equipment to free a trapped woman from a vehicle at the scene.
  • After a closure of more than seven hours for enquiries, the road has reopened as police pursue an investigation and ask for dashcam footage quoting NP-20260428-1275.