Police confirm a second man has died following a crash on the A1(M) near Chester-le-Street
Police have confirmed a second man has died following a crash on the A1(M).
Police investigating a collision on the A1(M) near Chester-le-Street have confirmed that a second man has sadly died.
The crash happened on the northbound carriageway between junction 62 and 63 at around 10.50pm on Sunday, April 26, when a black Mercedes A Class is believed to have struck the central reservation before coming to rest on its roof.
The road was closed for over 12 hours as the emergency services dealt with the incident and police officers carried out their investigations.
Durham Constabulary has stated that there were three occupants in the car at the time of the collision.
A second man, also aged 20, was taken to the Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI), in Newcastle with life-threatening injuries and he sadly died on Monday evening (April 27).
The Shields Gazette understands from social media posts that the two men may be from South Shields, but this has yet to be confirmed by Durham Constabulary.
Police have said that their families have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.
A third man sustained serious injuries in the collision and remains in a stable condition in hospital.
Officers are wanting to speak to anyone who witnessed the collision, or anyone who may have dashcam footage of the vehicle prior to the incident.
If you have any information then you should contact the Serious Collision Investigation Unit via: [email protected], or call 101 quoting incident number 516 of April 26.