Sunderland

A19 closed after pedestrian killed by cars

A pedestrian was killed when he was hit by two cars on the A19 near Sunderland, police have said.The man in his 60s was walking along the southbound carriageway below the overpass for the A1893 at about 22:10 GMT on Saturday when he was struck by a whi…

Woman dies in car and lorry crash

A woman has died following a crash between the car she was driving and a lorry.The blue Vauxhall Mokka and a white goods vehicle crashed at about 11:30 GMT on Monday on the A19 northbound, near to the Nissan factory in Sunderland.The driver of the Mokk…