Passenger dies in crash between two cars

A woman aged in her 80s has died in a car crash.

It happened just before 08:40 GMT on Thursday, on the B6279 Staindrop Road between Darlington and Summerhouse, Durham.

The woman, a passenger in a Mercedes, died at the scene, while its driver was taken to hospital as a precaution.

The female driver of a BMW, travelling in the opposite direction, was not hurt.