A teenager has been hospitalised following a collision in Catton
A TEENAGE girl suffered a suspected broken leg after being knocked over by a van.
The 15-year-old was involved in a collision with the van on Friday, February 1 in Catton.
A spokeswoman for Northumbria Police said: "At about 9am on Friday, police received a report of a pedestrian collision in Catton.
"Emergency services attended after a 15-year-old girl had collided with an orange Volkswagen Transporter van.
"The young girl was taken to hospital with serious but non- life threatening injuries."
Friday saw widespread snow across the district, creating difficult driving conditions."
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