Man dies and three injured in two-vehicle crash

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The road was closed for several hours after the crash

Google Google photograph of the A692 roundabout and its exit for Leadgate. A white two-storey pub building is in the background. — The road was closed for several hours after the crash

A man has died and three people have been injured in a road collision, police have said.

Emergency services called to the A692 near Leadgate in County Durham just before 06:00 GMT on Saturday discovered there had been a crash involving a silver Audi and a white BMW.

Durham Police said one of the occupants of the Audi had died at the scene, while another person travelling in the car remained in hospital with a head injury.

The driver and passenger of the BMW were also taken to hospital for treatment.

The road was closed for several hours but has since reopened.

Police said inquiries were continuing into the cause of the crash.

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