A female has tragically died following a horrific collision in which three others were injured in Sunderland.
Emergency crews attended at the scene on the A1231 between the Queen Alexandra Bridge and the Northern Spire Bridge shortly after 1.20am on December 3 after police were alerted to reports of a collision.
Officers from Northumbria Police who attended the scene found that, for reasons yet to be established, a black Vauxhall Astra had left the carriageway and crossed the central reservation before colliding with fencing on the opposite side of the road.