Hartepool winger killed in car crash

Hartlepool’s Coca-Cola League One clash at Swansea this afternoon has been postponed after winger Michael Maidens was killed in a car crash.

The 20-year-old was a passenger in a vehicle which lost control and smashed into a metal post near the Greystones roundabout on the A174 at 8.25pm last night, police have reported.