Police pursuit crash victims named
Two men killed when their car crashed during a high-speed police pursuit have been named by sources.
Christopher Morrison and Paul Bunting died along with a woman after their Vauxhall Vectra struck a garden wall in Oldham, Greater Manchester, shortly after 3.30am on Sunday.
A second woman in the car survived the crash and was taken to hospital where her condition remains critical.
Shortly before the crash, a police patrol 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.
Tributes have been paid to Mr Morrison in a Facebook group set up in his memory.
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."
The incident has been referred by Greater Manchester Police to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
