Around 10:25 p.m. on Thursday, May 14, 2026, Police and Emergency Medical Services were dispatched to a reported serious road traffic collision involving a motorcar and a motorcycle, just west of the Tynes Bay waste to energy facility on Palmetto Road, Devonshire.
It was reported that the motorcycle rider sustained head injuries. He was attended to at the scene and was conscious and alert.
He was subsequently transported by ambulance to King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, for further treatment of his injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was not reported to have been injured.
The roadway remained closed for approximately two hours, to allow for processing of the collision scene with traffic diversions at the junction of Barker’s Hill and North Shore Road, as well as Parson’s Lane and Palmetto Road.
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