A man has died after a motorcycle he was a passenger on crashed in the early hours of Saturday morning following a police pursuit.
The man, who has not been named. died at the scene of the incident in Passfield Way, Peterlee. The motorcyclist who had been at the wheel is in a critical condition after being taken to James Cook University Hospital, police said.
Durham Constabulary confirmed the incident occurred "following a brief pursuit by officers after it [the motorbike] failed to stop.
