A Northumbria Police vehicle (Image: Northumbria Police)

A teenage girl, 17, died in a crash on the A19 that also saw a man, 19, critically injured on Monday evening, police confirmed. The crash took place on the A19 northbound carriageway between Seaham and the Herrington Interchange at Sunderland .

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

The police said that for reasons yet to be established, the Corsa has left the carriageway and then become involved in a collision. It has then caught fire - and while the fire was extinguished shortly afte

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