Three killed in police chase crash
Three people died and a fourth is seriously ill after their car crashed during a police pursuit early on Sunday, police said.
The two men and one woman were killed when their Vauxhall Vectra struck a garden wall in Oldham, Greater Manchester shortly after 3.30am.
A second woman in the car survived the crash and was taken to hospital where her condition is described as critical.
Greater Manchester Police said a police patrol earlier attempted to stop the car in Oldham town centre but the driver made off and the officer began a pursuit.
The crash happened shortly afterwards in Middleton Road, Chadderton.
A spokeswoman said: "GMP's Professional Standards Branch is aware and the matter has now been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission."
In a separate incident, a man was killed when a car being followed by police crashed on a motorway.
Officers were following the vehicle along the M1 northbound at junction 29a, near Chesterfield, Derbyshire, after it failed to stop.
The man, thought to be a rear seat passenger, was killed when the Vauxhall Corsa left the carriageway at around 2.00am on Sunday and hit a bank, Derbyshire Constabulary said.
The driver and another passenger were arrested near the crash scene, the force said.
