Overview
- A single-vehicle collision around 1:40am on November 1 involved a Ford Ka that left the A167 at Ferryhill and came to rest on a BP petrol station forecourt.
- An adult man and woman received medical assistance from officers and paramedics but were pronounced dead at the scene, and their families are being supported.
- NEAS sent two ambulance crews, a clinical team leader and two HART units, with a GNAAS rapid response team on scene by 2:07am, and the fire service also attended.
- The A167 was closed in both directions for several hours and reopened late morning, while the petrol station forecourt remains cordoned for investigators.
- Durham Police ask witnesses or drivers with relevant footage to contact 101 or sciu@durham.police.uk quoting incident number 39 of November 1.