Four other people were hurt in the incident in Carlisle A motorist who police say jumped off a bridge in Carlisle after a head-on car crash has died in hospital.
Cumbria Police said the car in which the 30-year-old was travelling was spotted speeding late on Friday.
When blue lights were used the car went along the wrong carriageway of Castle Way and struck two other vehicles.
A force spokesman said the man, who has not been named, left the car and jumped from a bridge. He died overnight in Newcastle’s Royal Victoria Infirmary.
Four other people were injured in the incident and taken to hospital.
The police spokesman said: “It is believed that the vehicle entered the wrong carriageway and travelled towards oncoming traffic.
“The police vehicle remained on the correct carriageway and attempted to warn other road users.
“The man’s family was with him in hospital when he died.”
An investigation is continuing and police have appealed for witnesses.
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