Seventh attack in 14 days of violence against NEAS ambulance crews

The latest incident in a shocking wave of violence against the North East Ambulance Service since lockdown restrictions were eased, occurred in the early hours of Saturday morning on the A19 near Peterlee. A crew based in the Cleveland area were travelling back to base in the early hours of Saturday morning when they passed a man walking up the A19 dual carriageway in the opposite direction. The double-crewed ambulance stopped, put on their blue lights to protect the man from oncoming traffic, and ...