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| South Shields crash: Driver killed as car ploughs into house | South Shields crash: Driver killed as car ploughs into house |
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| A man has been killed and two people seriously hurt after a car crashed into a house. | |
| The Audi S3 driver was pronounced dead at the scene in Chichester Road, South Shields, at 04:15 GMT. | |
| A female passenger was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, and a man who was also in the car left the scene but was later found in hospital with serious injuries. | |
| The homeowner described an "almighty bang" as the car hit the house. | |
| Norman Nicholson said he was awoken by the noise and his wardrobe door "burst open". | |
| "I didn't know what had happened so I ran downstairs and saw the front door was wide open - well it had come off," he said. | |
| "I had to remove part of the railing because it was in my passage and there was something smoking just outside the door and that was part of the engine." | |
| Insp Phil Baker, from Northumbria Police, said: "This is very serious incident which has sadly resulted in the death of a man. | |
| "A formal identification is now under way and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time." | "A formal identification is now under way and our thoughts are with his family and friends at this time." |
| Witnesses with dashcam footage have been urged to come forward. |