A man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a 58-year-old woman was hit by a lorry near Gateshead quayside.
Police said the woman was struck in Wardley Lane, Bill Quay, in the early hours of Monday morning.
She was treated by paramedics for serious head injuries but was later pronounced dead at the scene.
Northumbria Police said a 47-year-old man was being questioned in connection with the incident.
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