A father who died when his car overturned on the A1 in County Durham has been named as Keith Royal. The 41-year-old, from Sedgefield, was driving an Audi on the northbound carriageway on Saturday night.
Collision details
The vehicle left the carriageway between Bowburn and Carrville, collided with a roadside barrier and overturned. Emergency services attended the scene shortly after 11.40pm. Keith was pronounced dead at the scene. No other vehicles were involved.
His family has released a photograph of him. He has been described as a father, brother, husband, son and friend to many.
Investigation and appeal
Durham Constabulary is investigating the collision. Officers have urged witnesses, particularly anyone with dashcam footage of Keith's vehicle in the minutes leading up to the collision, to come forward. Anyone with information is asked to contact the force on 101, quoting incident 538 of October 10.
Both carriageways of the A1 between junctions 60 and 61 were closed at around 12.15am on Sunday following the collision. They had reopened by 11.30am.
Emergency response
A North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) spokesperson said: "We received a call at 11.42pm on Saturday 11 October to reports of a road traffic incident on the A1 northbound near junction 61 in Bradbury, County Durham. We dispatched two ambulance crews, a specialist paramedic, a duty officer, and a crew from our Hazardous Area Response Team (HART) to the scene."
