NHS staff lined the streets to give a poignant send-off to a "dedicated" frontline nurse and his parents who tragically all died of coronavirus.
Keith Dunnington, who was a "popular and hard working" staff nurse at Gateshead's Queen Elizabeth Hospital, died on April 19 after supporting the NHS frontline in its fight against Covid-19.
His mum Lillian, 81, and dad Maurice, 85, also both died in hospital days apart in May after contracting the virus, Chronicle Live reports.
Hundreds of people – mostly health staff – gathered outside South Tyneside District Hospital and burst into applause as the hearses carrying Keith and his parents passed by.