Suspected drink driver arrested after car collides with bridge in Gateshead
A man in his 30s remains in police custody after an incident in Lobley Hill.
by Sam Volpe · ChronicleLiveA man was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after a vehicle crashed into a bridge in Gateshead, near to the A1.
The collision took place close to the area where there are long-term overnight roadworks being carried out - and this saw the main trunk road's re-opening delayed on Thursday morning. The incident happened at around 1.45pm and saw two people hospitalised after crashing into a bridge on Lobley Hill Road.
However, this was as a precaution and both have since been discharged. A man in his 30s has been arrested on suspicion of drink driving and remains in police custody.
A Northumbria Police spokesperson said: "At around 1.45am today (Thursday), we received a report of a one-vehicle collision on Lobley Hill Road in the Gateshead area. It was reported that a car collided with a bridge.
"A man and woman were taken to hospital as a precaution and have both since been discharged. The man, aged in his 30s, was later arrested on suspicion of drink driving. He remains in police custody."
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