A driver has been killed and two women injured in a crash after a police car chase through Manchester. The Mercedes S320 being driven by the 24-year-old man had “made off from the patrol car at speed”, according to police.
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ollowing a “short pursuit” through Old Trafford, the vehicle collided with a Mini at the junction of Chester Road and Warwick Road South before striking a barrier.
The man died at the scene while the two women in the Mini were taken to hospital with multiple injuries.
The collision, which took place at around 3.30am on Sunday, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Superintendent Jen Williams from Greater Manchester Police’s Professional Standards Branch, which is investigating the incident, said: “In the early hours of this morning, following a short police pursuit, a man has sadly died after his car collided with another vehicle.
“GMP’s Professional Standards Branch is investigating this incident to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision and we are in the process of informing the man’s family, to whom we will be providing support from specially trained officers.
“Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit are currently conducting inquiries at the scene and the road will remain shut while this happens.”
Anyone with information about the incident can call the IPCC on 0300 020 0096.
according to police.
Following a “short pursuit” through Old Trafford, the vehicle collided with a Mini at the junction of Chester Road and Warwick Road South before striking a barrier.
The man died at the scene while the two women in the Mini were taken to hospital with multiple injuries.
The collision, which took place at around 3.30am on Sunday, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Superintendent Jen Williams from Greater Manchester Police’s Professional Standards Branch, which is investigating the incident, said: “In the early hours of this morning, following a short police pursuit, a man has sadly died after his car collided with another vehicle.
“GMP’s Professional Standards Branch is investigating this incident to establish the full circumstances surrounding the collision and we are in the process of informing the man’s family, to whom we will be providing support from specially trained officers.
“Officers from our Serious Collision Investigation Unit are currently conducting inquiries at the scene and the road will remain shut while this happens.”
Anyone with information about the incident can call the IPCC on 0300 020 0096.