19-year-old man dies after car ‘flips’ on Peak District road

At around 10:15pm last night, Saturday, December 19, emergency services were called to a collision involving a silver Ford Fiesta on Hathersage Road.

It is believed the 17-year-old driver of the car lost control on the bend, causing the car to flip.

The passenger, a 19-year-old man, was sadly pronounced dead at the scene. His family have been informed and are being supported by specially trained officers.

Officers are appealing for anyone who was in the area at the time, who may have witnessed the collision or has dash-cam footage.

If you can help, please call 101 quoting incident number 1120 of 19 December 2020.

Dash cam footage can be submitted via email at [email protected]. The incident number should be entered as the email subject title field.

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