Car crashes into M&S foodhall at Silverlink at about 2.25pm on Tuesday 13 October, seriously injuring two pedestrians
A man and a woman, both in their 60s, were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle with serious injuries after a car collided with the front of the Marks and Spencer store at Silverlink Retail Park in Wallsend. The driver, a woman in her 70s, stayed at the scene.
Two pedestrians were seriously injured on Tuesday afternoon, 13 October, when a car crashed into the front of the Marks and Spencer foodhall at Silverlink Retail Park in Wallsend, North Tyneside, prompting a large emergency response and the closure of the store.
Northumbria Police said officers received a report of a collision within the retail park at about 2.25pm. A man and a woman, both aged in their 60s and both pedestrians at the time, sustained serious injuries and were taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle for treatment. The driver of the car, a woman in her 70s, remained at the scene to assist police with their enquiries, and officers said work to establish the circumstances of the collision is ongoing.
The North East Ambulance Service said it dispatched two ambulance crews, a duty officer, a rapid response paramedic, a specialist paramedic and a clinical team leader, and that its crews assessed multiple patients at the scene. The Great North Air Ambulance Service said its critical care team was activated at 2.46pm and arrived at 2.50pm, working alongside ambulance crews to treat a patient who was then taken to hospital by road accompanied by the air ambulance team.
For reasons yet to be established, a car collided with the front of a premises.Northumbria Police, quoted by Brit Brief, 13 October 2026
Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service said it received an emergency call at 2.21pm and sent three fire appliances, from Byker, Tynemouth and Wallsend fire stations, to the retail park. Firefighters worked alongside police and paramedics after the vehicle collided with the frontage of the shop unit, and crews left the scene at 3.26pm.
Shoppers were evacuated and the Marks and Spencer store remained closed to the public after its glass entrance doors were damaged. Police cordoned off part of the retail park and advised drivers to avoid the area. A spokesperson for Savills, which manages Silverlink Retail Park, confirmed an incident had taken place in the car park and said the site was supporting the emergency services as they responded.
Police have appealed for witnesses, and for anyone with dashcam footage, to contact Northumbria Police online or by calling 101, quoting reference NP-20261013-0624.
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