A MAN has died after the car he was a passenger in collided with a lamp-post. 

The collision happened at around 6am on Saturday on the A692 at Moorside, Consett.

"The man, 27, from the Gateshead area was pronounced dead at the scene.  The car he has travelling in was a black coloured Peugeot 206," said a spokeswoman for Durham Constabulary.

"Anyone who saw the collision or the car in the time leading up to it is asked to contact the Collision Investigation Unit on 0345 60 60 365 extension 75 2159."