– Emergency services are dealing with an incident in Gateshead.
– A large police cordon is in place across a pathway and a nearby woodland area off Old Durham Road, close to the junction with Shipcote Terrace.
– Several police vehicles, including a car and a van, have been seen at the scene.
– Police officers remain on site, guarding the cordoned-off area and searching the woodland.
– North East Ambulance Service said it was called to an incident at the junction of Old Durham Road and Split Crow Road shortly after 3.45pm on 20 January, and dispatched a clinical team leader and a double-crewed ambulance.
– No further details about the nature of the incident have been confirmed at this stage.
