A man in his 70s has been arrested following an incident that left a mobility scooter driver critically injured after allegedly being punched in the head.

Northumbria Police reported receiving a call just before 3.30pm on Saturday about a serious assault at the Whiteleas Way roundabout, at the junction with Nevinson Avenue in South Shields.

It was alleged that a dispute occurred between a man in a Nissan Micra and another man on a mobility scooter.

The man from the car is said to have exited his vehicle and punched the victim in the head and neck, causing him to fall.

Emergency services attended the scene and the victim, a man in his 60s, was rushed to hospital with severe head injuries where he remains in critical condition.

A man in his 70s was subsequently arrested on suspicion of

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