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A man in his 30s has died after he was found with serious injuries at a house in Durham.
The incident happened at a property in the Bek Road area in Newton Hall, Durham at around 4pm yesterday (October 15).
Durham Police have confirmed that they attended the scene and found a man in his 30s with serious injuries.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Bek Road in Newton Hall, Durham (Image: NORTHERN ECHO)
A man in his 70s was initially arrested but was later released without further action.
A spokesperson for Durham Police added: "Officers attended an address in the Newton Hall area of Durham at around 4pm on Thursday (October 15).
"A man in his 30s was found to have sustained serious injuries and was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
"A man in his 70s was initially arrested at the scene but was later released without further action.
"Investigating officers determined that there were no suspicious circumstances, and a file will be prepared for the coroner.
An air ambulance also attended the scene.
One neighbour said: ”I saw police and an ambulance in the street; this was later on last night.
"The main road was blocked off; someone crashed their motorbike because of all the commotion."
Others have also reacted to the death of the man in his 30s.
A man told The Northern Echo: “That’s sad, very sad. I taught him how to drive 15 years ago.
"It’s very sad, he made me laugh because he always parks his car in the next street just to annoy the neighbours.”
Another resident added: "That’s awful. We saw police here about 5pm but the main road was closed off all night.
"How awful. It really really is. We’ve heard so many stories today but I didn’t know the man had died."
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A spokesperson for the Great North Air Ambulance said: "Yesterday, our critical care team was activated at 3.26pm to an incident in Newton Hall, Durham.
"We had a paramedic and two doctors on board our aircraft, and they arrived on scene at 3.37pm."
A North East Ambulance Service spokesperson added: "We were called to an incident near Newton Hall in Durham on Thursday 15 October at 3.10pm.
"We dispatched one ambulance crew, one rapid response paramedic, one duty officer, two HART crews (hazardous area response teams), three senior officers, and we were supported by Great North Air Ambulance Service (GNAAS)."