A cyclist has been hospitalized after a car accident in downtown Newcastle.
Emergency services were called on Wednesday at around 8:40 a.m. to report a collision between a car and a cyclist on Percy Street.
The street was then partially closed by police from Prudhoe Place to Haymarket Lane.
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The North East Ambulance Service dispatched a crew, a specialist paramedic, and a paramedic to the scene.
Paramedics treated the cyclist on site before he was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary.
The extent of his injuries is currently unknown.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesman said: “We received a call this morning at 8:47 am with reports of a road traffic incident involving a cyclist on Percy Street, Newcastle.
“We sent an ambulance, a paramedic and a paramedic.
“The patient was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment.”
Northumbria Police confirmed officers were present until the vehicle was recovered at around 11:40 a.m. and the road was cleared again shortly afterwards.
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