A MOTORCYCLE pillion critically injured in a crash at the weekend has died in hospital.
The 23-year-old woman, who has not been named by police, was on the back of a machine that was in a collision with a car.
The bike’s driver suffered a broken leg and the car driver was unhurt.
It happened at 11.30am on Sunday (April 26) on Heworth Road at the junction to Inkerman Road , Concord, Washington.
Witnesses are urged to contact Northumbria Police on 101, extension 69191, quoting reference 503 26/04/15.
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