POLICE have confirmed that an 80-year-old man has died after a two-vehicle crash in Corbridge.

Officers say he suffered serious injuries when the Audi estate car he was driving was involved in a crash with a Range Rover on Aydon Road.

It happened just after 9am on Thursday and the road was closed for two hours. No one else was hurt.

Assistant coroner for South Northumberland, Paul Dunn, has opened an investigation into the death.

Police are appealing for witnesses and anyone who saw what happened is asked to contact officers on 101, quoting reference number 402 of 18/05/17.