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Man and woman die in police pursuit crash

Man and woman die in police pursuit crash

Four people have been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving following the incident, police say.

Two people have been killed after their car was hit by a vehicle fleeing from police in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police said it happened at 00.44 GMT, when a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for police in Gelderd Road. It then crashed into a white Volkswagen Scirocco.

The driver and passenger travelling in the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, both from York, died.

The occupants of the BMW, a 39-year-old man from Harrogate, two boys aged 16 and 17 and a 16-year-old girl, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

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In brief

Two people have been killed after their car was hit by a vehicle fleeing from police in Leeds. West Yorkshire Police said it happened at 00.44 GMT, when a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for police in Gelderd Road. The driver and passenger travelling in the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man and 23-year-old woman, both from York, died.

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