Tragedy as man dies after vehicle fell from Marsden cliffs in South Shields

Sam Volpe

10 June 2024 at 5:22 am·1-min read

Northumbria Police officers issued an appeal after a man died when his vehicle went over the cliffs at Marsden in South Shields — -Credit: (Image: EAST KILBRIDE NEWS)

A man died when his vehicle fell from the cliffs at Marsden in South Shields last Thursday.

Northumbria Police has now issued an appeal for witnesses over the incident, which remains unexplained.. Police officers have launched an investigation into what they described as a "tragic incident".

The force said it was alerted to a report of concern for a man's safety at around 1.1.45pm on Thursday June 6. This came after the vehicle he was in left the A183 Coast Road at Marsden in South Shields before continuing over a grassy area and falling from the cliffs.

Police have yet to establish how and why this occurred and are appealing for further information. Despite the efforts of the emergency services, the man driving the vehicle suffered serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Sergeant Stephen Scorer, of Northumbria Police’s Roads Policing Unit, said: “This is a tragic incident in which a man has sadly lost his life. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this extremely difficult time.

“We’re doing everything we can to try to understand what happened in the moments leading up to the vehicle leaving the road. If anyone has any information which they think will help in our enquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us."

Anyone with information regarding the incident should contact Northumbria Police via the ‘Report’ page of the force website, or by calling 101 quoting reference NP-20240606-1290.

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