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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 side of the A1(M) 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 carriageway 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 male driver of the Mitsubishi suffered non-life threatening injuries. | The male driver of the Mitsubishi suffered non-life threatening injuries. |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed. |
| Police located the Mitsubishi, which had earlier been stolen from Chester-le-Street, after it was spotted on the Aycliffe Industrial Estate in Newton Aycliffe. | Police located the Mitsubishi, which had earlier been stolen from Chester-le-Street, after it was spotted on the Aycliffe Industrial Estate in Newton Aycliffe. |
| It was followed on the A167, then onto the northbound A1(M). | 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. |
| The crash has caused major traffic disruption | The crash has caused major traffic disruption |
| 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. |
| A local man, who did not want to be named, said he was woken by the sound of the crash. | A local man, who did not want to be named, said he was woken by the sound of the crash. |
| "I heard a loud bang and then the police helicopter overhead," he said. | "I heard a loud bang and then the police helicopter overhead," he said. |
| "At first I thought it was a lorry going past my house, that's how loud it was." | "At first I thought it was a lorry going past my house, that's how loud it was." |
| He said the stretch of motorway where the crash happened had been the site of many accidents. | He said the stretch of motorway where the crash happened had been the site of many accidents. |
| The A1(M) was closed in both directions for several hours, leading to major traffic disruption in the Durham area. | |