Fatal Hartlepool crash closes road for nearly 12 hours
A man has sadly died following a single vehicle crash in Seaton Carew.
Emergency services were called to the junction of Elizabeth Way and Tees Road, in Hartlepool, shortly after 4am on Tuesday, April 7, to reports of a crash.
Three ambulances, two hazardous area response team vehicles and a Great North Air Ambulance medical car were called to the scene.
A 44-year-old man has sadly died however.
Two passengers were also taken to hospital, including a 34-year-old man with serious injuries and a 42-year-old woman who received treatment.
Matrix Chief Inspector Zoe Kelsey said: “The blue VW Golf collided with a concrete bollard during the single vehicle collision shortly after 4am, following a short pursuit.
“Due to the circumstances of the incident, the force has made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.”
The road has now reopened and anyone with information or dashcam footage relating to the collision is asked to contact police.
A spokesperson for the North East Ambulance Service said: "We were called to a road traffic incident at the junction of Elizabeth Way and Tees Road, Hartlepool, at 4.16am on 7 April.
"We dispatched three double crewed ambulances, a clinical team leader, a specialist paramedic, two vehicles from our Hazardous Area Response Team and were supported by Great North Air Ambulance's medical car.
"One patient was taken to North Tees Hospital and one patient was taken to James Cook Hospital with a doctor on board."