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Police watchdog to investigate fatal car crash in Kent Police watchdog to investigate fatal car crash in Kent
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IOPC will examine whether police were pursuing car when it crashed, killing teenage girlIOPC will examine whether police were pursuing car when it crashed, killing teenage girl
Kent police have referred themselves for investigation after a teenage girl died in a car crash on Saturday night.Kent police have referred themselves for investigation after a teenage girl died in a car crash on Saturday night.
A 17-year-old from Ashford died and three other people were seriously injured after the car in which they were travelling collided with a tree in a garden at around 8.20pm.A 17-year-old from Ashford died and three other people were seriously injured after the car in which they were travelling collided with a tree in a garden at around 8.20pm.
The silver Suzuki Swift was carrying six people when it crashed on Mundy Bois Road in Egerton. A 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and another 17-year-old girl were taken to a London hospital, where they remain in a serious but stable condition.The silver Suzuki Swift was carrying six people when it crashed on Mundy Bois Road in Egerton. A 19-year-old man, an 18-year-old man and another 17-year-old girl were taken to a London hospital, where they remain in a serious but stable condition.
A 19-year-old man from Ashford and a 17-year-old girl from Maidstone were arrested on suspicion of driving offences after being discharged from hospital.A 19-year-old man from Ashford and a 17-year-old girl from Maidstone were arrested on suspicion of driving offences after being discharged from hospital.
Kent police made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because a police vehicle was in close proximity at the time of the collision.Kent police made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because a police vehicle was in close proximity at the time of the collision.
The IOPC said police in a marked vehicle “saw a vehicle containing six people that then headed off at speed”, according to the BBC. The police car “turned around to follow the vehicle and found it had crashed”, it added. An IOPC spokesman confirmed the organisation is investigating the officers.A statement said: “Police on patrol in a marked vehicle saw a vehicle containing six people that then headed off at speed.
An IOPC spokesman said: “Part of our investigation will be to establish whether or not the police were actively pursuing the vehicle.” “The police vehicle turned around to follow the vehicle and found it had crashed. Officers called the ambulance service and gave medical assistance at the scene.”
“Part of our investigation will be to establish whether or not the police were actively pursuing the vehicle.
“Our thoughts are with the family of the young woman who has died and all of those affected.”