A MAN who died following a crash in Gateshead has been named.
A Northumbria Police spokesman confirmed Neil Readman, 49, of Dipton, near Stanley, County Durham, died when his Peugeot left the road and collided with a hedgerow, causing it to roll onto its roof at 2.21pm on Monday (April 14).
The spokesman said: "The incident took place eastbound on the A692 Lobley Hill Road, near the junction with Schoolhouse Lane at Marley Hill.
"Mr Readman, who was the driver of the car, was subsequently pronounced dead.”
The front seat passenger, a 53-year-old woman, was taken by air ambulance to Newcastle's Royal Victoria Infirmary, where she is receiving treatment for injuries which are not believed to be life threatening.
Anyone with information can contact Northumbria Police police on 101 ext 69191, quoting reference 665.
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