Police have confirmed that a man has died following a road traffic collision that saw a car crash into a lampost.

Emergency services attended a one-car collision on Sunday (November 20) at around 1.40am at the New York area of Tyne and Wear after reports of a serious collision on the A191.

It was reported that the vehicle had been in collision with a lamppost, and a passenger was seriously injured.

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Officers and emergency services attended, and the man, aged 22, was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. 

On Monday (November 21), police officers from Northumbria Police confirmed that the 22-year-old man had died of his injuries.

The man’s next of kin have been informed and are currently being supported by specialist officers at this time.

An investigation was immediately launched into the circumstances of the collision, and a woman has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

She has since been released under investigation.

Enquiries into the incident remain ongoing and today (Monday), police have issued an appeal for witnesses or anyone with information or dashcam footage to get in touch.

Sergeant Dave Roberts of Northumbria Police’s Motor Patrols department said: “This is an incredibly sad and distressing situation for the man’s family, and our thoughts are with them at this time.

“Our investigation is very much ongoing and we are determined to find answers for the man’s family.

“A number of individuals have already been spoken about what they saw that night, but we would ask anyone else who was driving or in the area at the time to come forward. Your dashcam or information could be the key to our investigation.”

Get in touch by emailing 541@northumbria.police.uk or using the Tell us Something page, quoting log NP-20221120-0097.

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