Driver charged after man killed in A533 crash

A man has been charged with causing death by dangerous driving after a two-car crash.

A 48-year-old man from Runcorn died and a 48-year-old woman who was driving him was badly injured in a crash on the A533 on Runcorn New Road, Northwich, at about 09:15 BST on Thursday, .

The driver of a blue Ford Focus, a 31-year-old man, has also be charged with causing serious injury by dangerous driving and failing to provide a sample.

He has been remanded in custody and will appear at Chester Crown Court on 19 August.

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