A young girl sustained serious injuries after the car she was travelling in flipped on the A19.
The 12-year-old girl suffered a fractured spine and internal injuries in the single-vehicle smash last night.
She is today in a stable condition in Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital.
Emergency services were called to the A19 northbound at the A139 at Norton at 10.40pm.
The car, a Citroen Picasso, left the road, collided with “road furniture” and then flipped onto its roof.
There were four people in the car at the time, two other young girls aged 12 and 13, and the car’s 44-year-old male driver.
The other 12-year-old sustained cuts to her forehead and bruising to her stomach and neck. The 13-year-old suffered an injury to the back of her head and bruising, and the driver sustained cuts to his hand.
All four occupants, from the Whitley Bay area, were taken to James Cook University Hospital. The three with minor injuries were later discharged.
Police are now appealing for any witnesses to the crash to come forward. They should contact PC Craig Wren on the non-emergency number 101, quoting reference number 189876.
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