Man dies after being struck by ambulance transporting patient

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The ambulance was travelling north on the A19 without its blue lights on when it hit the man in his 30s, who tragically died at the scene shortly after 2am this morning.

Published: 12:11 GMT, 15 November 2026 | Updated: 12:39 GMT, 15 November 2026

A man has died after being hit by an ambulance transporting a patient to hospital near Sunderland, police said.

The ambulance was travelling north on the A19 without its blue lights on when it hit the man in his 30s as he walked down the road shortly after 2am this morning.

He tragically died at the scene. His next of kin has been informed by police.

No one in the ambulance was injured and the driver, a man in his 40s, remained at the scene between the junctions for the A1018 and A690 to assist police with inquiries, the force said.

Officers from Northumbria Police's roads policing unit have launched an investigation and are appealing for anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the incident to come forward.

The North East Ambulance Service released a statement confirming the man's death and said that the patient inside the vehicle had been being transported with their partner to a nearby hospital.

A spokesperson said: 'We dispatched a number of resources to the scene. The patient on board and their partner were transferred to another ambulance and taken to hospital for further treatment.

'Sadly, despite the best efforts of our crews attending, the patient injured as the result of the collision passed away at the scene.

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