Overview
- Cleveland Police report a man in his twenties died after being struck by a Volkswagen Golf on Borough Road in Middlesbrough around 10pm on February 7.
- A 19-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and remains in custody as detectives question him.
- North East Ambulance Service deployed a doctor in a rapid response car, two ambulances, a specialist paramedic and a clinical team leader to the Middlesbrough scene.
- In a separate February 6 crash on the A68 near Heighington, the Vauxhall Astra driver, a man in his 30s, died at the scene and three occupants of a VW Passat sustained serious injuries.
- Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage, quoting Cleveland Police reference 023450 for Middlesbrough and Durham Constabulary incident 321 of February 6 for the A68 collision.