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Teenager dies in crash as car followed by Essex Police Teenager dies in crash as car followed by Essex Police
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One teenager has died and another has been critically injured when a car being followed by Essex Police crashed. A 17-year-old boy has died after a Ford Escort car being pursued by police failed to stop and collided with a BMW and a garden wall in Essex.
The crash happened in the early hours of the morning near Glendale Gardens in Leigh-on-Sea. The accident happened in the early hours of the morning near Glendale Gardens in Leigh-on-Sea.
The car was being followed by a marked Essex Police vehicle at the time. Another 17-year-old boy in the Escort has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries.
The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. Two other teenagers, who were also hurt, have been arrested. The case has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).
Two other teenagers, who were also hurt, have been arrested.
An IPCC spokesperson said: "IPCC investigators have been deployed to the scene to oversee evidence collection and to a local police station where the officers are participating in a post-incident procedure."