Driver Michael John Fell dies in Bishop Auckland crash
A man died in a crash between a car and a van on the A68 in County Durham.
Michael John Fell was driving a Renault Clio which was involved in a collision with a Mercedes van at Etherley Bank near Bishop Auckland on Wednesday.
The 29-year-old, from the Toft Hill area of Bishop Auckland, was pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics.
The van driver, a 55-year-old Rotherham man, was taken to hospital with internal injuries which are not thought to be life threatening.