Driver dies in crash with lorry

The crash scene on the A19 as seen from the opposite carriageway. Many emergency service workers, mainly in yellow hi-vis, stand on the road, with police, fire and ambulance vehicles blocking the carriageway. at the start of an exit slip road, a damaged car is partially covered in a tarpaulin. It is behind a large red lorry. Behind the cab is a very long, low flat trailer carrying two huge black cylinders which look like silos. Debris is strewn across the road. Extremely tall trees line the embankment.

The man's next of kin have been notified and are being supported by police

Tom Burgess
BBC News, North East and Cumbria

A car driver has died in an early morning crash with a lorry.

The victim's Land Rover and the truck collided on the A19 northbound near Castle Eden, County Durham, at 06:45 BST on Thursday.

Pictures from the scene show the damaged vehicle covered with a tarpaulin at the rear of a large lorry transporting two huge cylindrical containers.

The family of the 42-year-old male driver, who was pronounced dead at the scene, have been notified and are receiving support, police said.

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