AN 87-year-old man died after his car was in collision with a recovery truck near Prudhoe on Wednesday night.

Police received a report at 6.50pm that a Vauxhall Corsa had been involved in a crash with a Renault recovery truck on the A695 heading into Low Prudhoe.

The road was closed while police and paramedics attended the scene.

The driver of the Corsa was taken to the RVI in Newcastle with life threatening injuries, where he later died.