A 17-year-old girl has died in a crash on the A19 on Monday evening. A 19-year-old man was also critically injured in the crash, which took place on the northbound carriageway between Seaham and the Herrington Interchange at Sunderland.

The girl is understood to have been a passenger in a Vauxhall Corsa, which was being driven by the man. Officers from Northumbria Police have now appealed for witnesses to the crash - which occurred shortly after 11pm - to come forward to assist with their investigation.

The Corsa has left the carriageway, for reasons yet to be established, and then become involved in a collision. The police force has said it has then caught fire and was extinguished shortly afterwards.

Tragically, the teenage girl was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver has been ta

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