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Kensington crash: At least one dead after car being pursued by police ploughs into central london basement Kensington crash: At least one dead after car being pursued by police ploughs into central London basement
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At least one man has died after a car plunged into a basement in Kensington, West London, police have said. At least one man has died after a car plunged into a basement in Kensington in central London.
Police officers had signalled for the car to stop prior to the crash, which took place shortly after 3am on Saturday morning, according to Scotland Yard. Police officers had signalled for the car to stop prior to the crash, but the car "sped away out of sight", according to Scotland Yard.
Two men were able to free themselves from the trapped vehicle. Two other men were extracted from the car with the assistance of the fire brigade. The collision, which left the car wedged between the side of the building and steps leading to a basement. took place shortly after 3am on Saturday morning,
All four men – believed to be in their 20s – were taken to hospital. One of the men died later that morning Two men were able to free themselves from the trapped vehicle, while two other men were extracted from the car with the assistance of the fire brigade.
The collision left the car wedged between the side of the building and steps leading to a basement. All four men – believed to be in their 20s – were taken to hospital. One of them died later that morning.
  A second man remains in hospital in a critical condition.
  The other two other men have been arrested in connection with the incident. Neither suffered serious injuries.
  The car was seen by officers being driven at speed on Talgarth Road shortly before the collision, which happened on West Cromwell Road, the Met police added.
More follows… The Directorate of Professional Standards and the Independent Police Complaints Commission have been informed, which is standard procedure in such incidents.
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