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19/07/2007
Driver killed in gas tanker crash named
The driver who died in a gas tanker crash on Wednesday has been named as 25-year-old Peter Williams, 25, from Darlington.
Mr Williams was thrown clear from the tanker when it left the road in Wolsingham, Co. Durham and plunged more than 50ft to land on the Weardale Railway.
Mr Williams was taken to Newcastle General Hospital by air ambulance following the crash where he underwent surgery. However, he died on Wednesday afternoon.
A 100-metre exclusion zone was set up around the area and it remains in place. Nearby homes and a caravan park were also evacuated.
The tanker is thought to have been carrying around 13,000 litres of Liquid Petroleum Gas.
(KMcA)
Mr Williams was thrown clear from the tanker when it left the road in Wolsingham, Co. Durham and plunged more than 50ft to land on the Weardale Railway.
Mr Williams was taken to Newcastle General Hospital by air ambulance following the crash where he underwent surgery. However, he died on Wednesday afternoon.
A 100-metre exclusion zone was set up around the area and it remains in place. Nearby homes and a caravan park were also evacuated.
The tanker is thought to have been carrying around 13,000 litres of Liquid Petroleum Gas.
(KMcA)
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