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| Driver dies in motorway pursuit | Driver dies in motorway pursuit |
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| A motorist has died on a motorway in County Durham after his car was hit by a stolen vehicle as its driver attempted to evade police. | A motorist has died on a motorway in County Durham after his car was hit by a stolen vehicle as its driver attempted to evade police. |
| Officers were trying to bring the Mitsubishi to a "controlled halt" on the north-bound carriageway of the A1M when it hit the central reservation. | Officers were trying to bring the Mitsubishi to a "controlled halt" on the north-bound carriageway of the A1M when it hit the central reservation. |
| The car flipped onto the south-bound side and into the path of an oncoming Peugeot, killing its driver. | The car flipped onto the south-bound side and into the path of an oncoming Peugeot, killing its driver. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. |
| Police located the Mitsubishi, earlier stolen from Chester-le-Street, after it was spotted on the Aycliffe Industrial Estate in Newton Aycliffe. | Police located the Mitsubishi, earlier stolen from Chester-le-Street, after it was spotted on the Aycliffe Industrial Estate in Newton Aycliffe. |
| Major disruption | Major disruption |
| It was followed on the A167, then onto the northbound A1M. | It was followed on the A167, then onto the northbound A1M. |
| The pursuit was also being monitored by a police helicopter when the crash happened near the Bowburn Interchange at 0540 BST. | The pursuit was also being monitored by a police helicopter when the crash happened near the Bowburn Interchange at 0540 BST. |
| It left the Peugeot driver, who has not yet been identified, with serious injuries and he died at the scene. | It left the Peugeot driver, who has not yet been identified, with serious injuries and he died at the scene. |
| The male driver of the Mitsubishi was also severely injured and will undergo surgery at the University Hospital of North Durham. | |
| The A1M remains closed in both directions, leading to major traffic disruption in the Durham area. | The A1M remains closed in both directions, leading to major traffic disruption in the Durham area. |
| Local diversions are in place, but police expect the motorway to remain closed for "some time". | Local diversions are in place, but police expect the motorway to remain closed for "some time". |