Police car chase dead to be named
Three young people killed when their car crashed during a high-speed police pursuit are due to be named.
Two men and one woman died when their Vauxhall Vectra struck a garden wall in Oldham, Greater Manchester.
A second woman in the car survived the crash and was taken to hospital where her condition remains critical.
Greater Manchester Police (GMP) described the victims as "quite young" in age and said their car was travelling at a "considerable" speed when the collision took place.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Shortly before the crash a police patrol had tried to stop the car in Oldham town centre, but the driver made off and the pursuit began.
After entering Middleton Road, Chadderton, the vehicle struck the corner of the front garden wall of an end-of-terrace house and hit two other properties and a parked car.
The car eventually came to a halt after spinning round and flipping upside down.
Superintendent Alan Greene said the police pursuit vehicle was some distance from the Vectra when it crashed.
He said: "The vehicle was going at considerable speed, so much so that the police car could not keep up with it."
