Family of man 'devastated' after his car leaves Sunderland Highway and crashes onto school field

The family of a man have been left “devastated” after his car crashed off a busy road and onto a school field this morning.
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The 31-year-old, who was alone in the vehicle at the time of the collision earlier today, Sunday, November 1, died at the scene of the collision on the A1231 Sunderland Highway.

Northumbria Police has launched an appeal for information as it investigates the crash, which happened at 8.30am.

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Officers received a report of a one-vehicle collision on the A1231, near to the Washington Academy, which borders the dual carriageway.

The collision happened on the A1231 Sunderland Highway. Image copyright Google Maps.The collision happened on the A1231 Sunderland Highway. Image copyright Google Maps.
The collision happened on the A1231 Sunderland Highway. Image copyright Google Maps.
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It was reported that a purple Citroen DS3 was travelling on the eastbound carriageway when it has left the road and come to rest in the school field, with emergency services rushing to the site.

However, the man, who has not yet been named, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man’s next of kin have been informed and they are being supported by specially trained family liaison officers at this time.

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Inquiries into the circumstances around the collision are ongoing and police have today appealed for any witnesses to come forward, especially if they have dashcam footage from the area at the time.

Inspector Paul Allen, of Northumbria Police’s Motor Patrols Department, said: “The family of the driver are understandably devastated and are still coming to terms with what has happened.

“It does not appear that any other vehicles have been involved and we are trying to establish what happened prior to the vehicle leaving the road.

“We need to speak to anyone who may have witnessed the collision or who may have seen the purple Citroen DS3 travelling in the area earlier this morning.

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“We are also asking drivers with dashcam, who were driving in the area this morning, to review their footage to see if they captured the vehicle in question.

“Any information, no matter how small, could greatly assist our investigation at this time.”

Anyone who wants to contact police can do so through the Tell us Something pages of the Northumbria Police website quoting log 297 01/11/20.

People can also pass information on by calling 101.

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