A 30-year-old man died early Sunday after an ambulance hit him on the A19 near Sunderland in northern England. The crash happened around 2 a.m. as the emergency vehicle traveled northbound with a patient on board.
Northumbria Police confirmed the ambulance’s blue warning lights were not activated at the moment of impact. The pedestrian died at the scene while no one inside the ambulance suffered injuries.
The 40-year-old driver is cooperating with investigators.
Officers have sealed off the stretch between the A1018 and A690 junctions while the road policing unit pieces together what led to the collision. They’re asking anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage from the area to come forward, as even minor details could prove decisive.
Detective Sergeant Ben Rutherford expressed sympathy for the victim’s family and loved ones, urging witnesses to contact police with any information that might help the inquiry.
