Man Sadly Dies Following Middlesbrough Collision

Cleveland Police can confirm that a man sadly died yesterday evening after the green Mercedes Sprinter van he was driving collided with a garden wall on Stokesley Road, Middlesbrough, around 7:20pm on Thursday 23^rd January.

He can now be named as 63-year-old Andrew Melling from the Ormesby area of Middlesbrough.

Andrew’s family have been informed and our thoughts remain with them at this extremely difficult time.

The van was travelling north when the collision happened outside The Village, Stokesley Road (A172), which was closed for some time following the collision.

Enquiries are being carried out into the circumstances of the collision and any witnesses are asked to contact Cleveland Police on 101, quoting reference number 013182.

Dash cam footage and CCTV can be uploaded at: https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/cleveland/appeal/man-sadly-dies-following-middlesbrough-collision