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Two killed in Penge police pursuit Woman and boy dead in Penge as stolen car pursued by police 'hits family'
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Two people have died after a car which was being chased by police crashed into pedestrians in south-east London. A woman and a boy died when a car being chased by police crashed "into a family" in south-east London.
The car was being pursued along Lennard Road in Penge when it hit a family walking along the pavement at about 14:05 BST, witnesses said. The car was being pursued along Lennard Road, Penge, when it struck a group of people walking along the pavement at about 14:05 BST, witnesses said.
Ambulance crews and the air ambulance attended but the two pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene. The woman and boy died at the scene, while three girls were taken to hospital with "multiple injuries", London Ambulance Service (LAS) said.
The driver of the car has been arrested and is in custody at a south London police station. The driver of the car - reported stolen - has been arrested and is in custody.
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The witness said the black car was being chased by two police BMWs when the driver "lost control and ploughed into a family". One witness said the black car was being chased by two police BMWs when the driver "lost control and ploughed into a family".
"People were trying to lift a car off a little girl", the man said."People were trying to lift a car off a little girl", the man said.
Police have not confirmed if anybody else was hurt in the crash. Another witness, Venissa Vassell, said about 20 people lifted the car and the girls "crawled out".
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission have been informed about the crash. One girl who was taken away by ambulance was screaming, "I can't feel my legs", Ms Vassell said.
Police watchdog the Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed about the crash.