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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 side of the A1(M) 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 carriageway 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 disruptionMajor disruption
It was followed on the A167, then onto the northbound A1M. It was followed on the A167, then onto the northbound A1(M).
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 suffered non-life threatening injuries and is being treated in the University Hospital of North Durham.The male driver of the Mitsubishi suffered non-life threatening injuries and is being treated in the University Hospital of North Durham.
The A1M remains closed in both directions, leading to major traffic disruption in the Durham area. The A1(M) 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".