A man and a boy have both tragically died in a horror crash involving one car.

Emergency services were called out to John Reid Road in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, after a white Skoda Octavia came off the road at around 8.55pm on Saturday night (August 30).

Northumbria Police says a man in his 40s and a secondary school-aged boy both died at the scene as a result of their injuries.

A man in his 30s was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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He has also suffered serious injuries from the crash, and was rushed to hospital for treatment.

His condition is currently described as stable by Northumbria Police, Chronicle Live reports .

Enquiries into the coll

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