A 79-YEAR-OLD woman has been left with serious injuries after a crash in Haltwhistle.
Shortly before 2.45pm on Friday (January 27), police received a report of a collision involving a pedestrian and a van at a car park on Holme Terrace.
Emergency services attended the scene where it was reported that a red and white VW Crafter van had collided with a 79-year-old woman.
She was taken to hospital for treatment and remains there in a critical but stable condition.
Sergeant Andrew Ferguson, of Northumbria Police's motor patrols department, said: "This was a serious collision which has left an elderly woman in hospital.
"I would like to thank our officers, as well as our blue-light partners, who were on the scene quickly and helped us to support her.
"We are now working to establish exactly what happened in the moments leading up to the collision and would like any witnesses to get in touch.
"We are also keen for the public to provide any dashcam footage, especially if they saw the vehicle - a red and white VW Crafter van - in the area before or after 2.45pm.
"Your information, no matter how insignificant you think it may be, could prove to be key."
The driver of the van is cooperating with police enquiries.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police using the 'Tell Us Something' page on the Northumbria Police website or call 101 quoting log NP-20230127-0584.
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