A woman has died and a man has been seriously injured after a road traffic collision on the A167 near Darlington this morning.
A vehicle containing a man and woman, both in their twenties, is said to have collided with a tree after coming off the A167 near Coatham Munderville at around 3am.
The woman, who was driving the car, has been announced as a fatality by Durham Constabulary, with the North East Ambulance Service also confirming that the passenger was rushed to hospital with serious injuries.
