Police in Durham have released a statement following a major incident in Spennymoor.
A large emergency services operation is currently ongoing in the area of Hawthorn Road, Middlestone Moor. Follow live updates from the scene.
Durham Constabulary released the following statement at 5.06pm:
A MAN has died following a police pursuit in County Durham this afternoon.
At around 2:30pm today, officers from Durham Constabulary commenced a vehicle pursuit in the Spennymoor area involving a Nissan Primera.
Following a brief pursuit, the incident ended in a collision in Central Drive, Middlestone Moor.
The driver of the vehicle, who is not being named at this stage, suffered fatal injuries.
We have referred the matter to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
