Man dies after being struck by ambulance near Sunderland

A man has died after being hit by an ambulance that was taking a patient to hospital near Sunderland, police said. The vehicle was travelling on the northbound carriageway of the A19 and did not have its blue lights on when it hit the man shortly after 2am on Sunday. The man, aged in his 30s, died at the scene. Northumbria Police said the collision took place between the junctions for the A1018 and A690.