Ambulance crews received a report of a person "seriously unwell" outside the Shark Bar in Newcastle city centre on Derby Day
The Shark Bar in Newcastle
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One person has been taken to hospital after ambulance crews received a report of a person "seriously unwell" outside the Shark Bar in Newcastle city centre on Derby Day. North East Ambulance Service were called to the bar on Gallowgate around an hour before kick-off at St James' Park.
One person was taken to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) for further treatment.
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson said: "We received a call at 11am on 22 March 2026 to reports of a person seriously unwell outside the Shark Bar on Gallowgate in Newcastle. We sent one emergency ambulance crew and took the patient to the RVI for treatment."
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