Man arrested after crash leaves woman and her two children in hospital

A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash in Newcastle left a woman and her two children in hospital.

Maple Terrace in Newcastle <i>(Image: GOOGLE)</i>

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A man has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving after a crash left a woman and her two children in hospital.

Police were called at 4.30pm on Monday, October 19, to a crash at the Westmorland Road junction with Maple Terrace in Elswick, Newcastle.

A blue BMW M3 collided with a white Range Rover Evoque.

The Range Rover’s occupants, a woman in her 30s and two children, were taken to hospital with minor injuries.

The 29-year-old BMW driver was also taken to hospital with minor injuries before being arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving.

He was later released under investigation.

Northumbria Police are investigating the crash.

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Officers from Northumbria Police’s Response Policing Team want witnesses, especially anyone who saw the blue BMW M3 before the crash, to come forward.

Anyone with information or dashcam footage should contact Northumbria Police by direct message on social media, live chat or the force’s online report forms.

Anyone unable to use those methods can call 101, quoting reference number NP-20261019-0636.