March driver charged after man dies following two-vehicle crash on A605 in Coates

Police are appealing for witnesses after a man died and a March driver was arrested following a two-vehicle crash.

Officers were called at around 8.30pm last Saturday (December 21) following the collision on the A605 Wisbech Road at Coates, near Peterborough, involving a black Vauxhall Insignia and a silver Vauxhall Corsa.

Police and paramedics attended, and the road was closed. The driver of the Corsa, a 23-year-old man from Peterborough, died at the scene, while a passenger was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries, where they remain.

The driver and sole occupant of the Insignia, Owen Bird, 45, from March, suffered minor injuries.

He was arrested at the scene and has since been charged with causing death by dangerous driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.

He was remanded into custody, and will next appear at Cambridge Crown Court on January 20.

Officers are urging anyone who witnessed the crash, saw any of the vehicles in the moments leading up to it, or has relevant dashcam footage to get in touch.

Anyone with information is asked to contact police online quoting incident 511 of December 21.

Alternatively, people can call 101.