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| Egerton crash: Girl dies and three seriously hurt | Egerton crash: Girl dies and three seriously hurt |
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| A 17-year-old girl has died and three other teenagers were seriously injured in a car crash in Kent. | A 17-year-old girl has died and three other teenagers were seriously injured in a car crash in Kent. |
| A Suzuki Swift carrying six teenagers hit a tree in a garden in Mundy Bois Road in Egerton, near Ashford, at about 20:20 BST on Saturday. | A Suzuki Swift carrying six teenagers hit a tree in a garden in Mundy Bois Road in Egerton, near Ashford, at about 20:20 BST on Saturday. |
| The police watchdog has been informed because a Kent Police vehicle was "in close proximity at the time of the collision", the force said. | The police watchdog has been informed because a Kent Police vehicle was "in close proximity at the time of the collision", the force said. |
| Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of driving offences. | Two teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of driving offences. |
| Kent Police said officers were in the area due to reports an illegal rave was taking place in nearby Pluckley. | Kent Police said officers were in the area due to reports an illegal rave was taking place in nearby Pluckley. |
| However, the force found no such event was being held. | |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said "police on patrol in a marked vehicle saw a vehicle containing six people that then headed off at speed". | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said "police on patrol in a marked vehicle saw a vehicle containing six people that then headed off at speed". |
| The police car then "turned around to follow the vehicle and found it had crashed", the IOPC said. | The police car then "turned around to follow the vehicle and found it had crashed", the IOPC said. |
| Mandatory referral | Mandatory referral |
| The 17-year-old girl died while being taken to hospital by ambulance. | The 17-year-old girl died while being taken to hospital by ambulance. |
| Two men - aged 19 and 18 - and a second 17-year-old girl remain in hospital in a "serious but stable condition", a force spokesperson said. | Two men - aged 19 and 18 - and a second 17-year-old girl remain in hospital in a "serious but stable condition", a force spokesperson said. |
| A 19-year-old man from Ashford and a 17-year-old girl from Maidstone, who have been discharged from hospital, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. | A 19-year-old man from Ashford and a 17-year-old girl from Maidstone, who have been discharged from hospital, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. |
| Officers have asked for anyone who saw the silver hatchback to contact them. | Officers have asked for anyone who saw the silver hatchback to contact them. |
| Kent Police said it had "made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to a police vehicle being in close proximity at the time of the collision". | Kent Police said it had "made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to a police vehicle being in close proximity at the time of the collision". |
| An IOPC spokesman said it had begun an investigation, adding: "Part of our investigation will be to establish whether or not the police were actively pursuing the vehicle." | An IOPC spokesman said it had begun an investigation, adding: "Part of our investigation will be to establish whether or not the police were actively pursuing the vehicle." |