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Man dies in Gateshead car crash

By Paul Smith • Oct 11th, 2008 • Category: news

A man has died in a three-vehicle crash in Gateshead.

The 70-year-old was driving a Citroen which collided with a Renault Megane and a van in Sunniside, yesterday afternoon.

He was taken to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead where he was pronounced dead, police said.

The road was closed for several hours while investigators examined the scene. Northumbria Police are appealing for any witnesses to come forward.

Source - BBC. Photo by freefotouk on Flickr. Some rights reserved.

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