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A man is critically ill after the car he travelling in crashed while being pursued by police on Merseyside. A man is critically ill after the car he was travelling in crashed while being pursued by police on Merseyside.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the incident, which happened on Heskin Walk in Kirkby at 0530 BST on Saturday.The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating the incident, which happened on Heskin Walk in Kirkby at 0530 BST on Saturday.
The man, 19, was in the Ford Galaxy on the M57 when it was pursued by a police car after it failed to stop.The man, 19, was in the Ford Galaxy on the M57 when it was pursued by a police car after it failed to stop.
The vehicle was followed off the motorway where it crashed on Heskin Walk and the victim was found injured.The vehicle was followed off the motorway where it crashed on Heskin Walk and the victim was found injured.
A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "There was no collision between the Ford Galaxy and the police car."A spokesman for Merseyside Police said: "There was no collision between the Ford Galaxy and the police car."
Merseyside Police said two other occupants of the car fled on foot after it crashed in a residential area.Merseyside Police said two other occupants of the car fled on foot after it crashed in a residential area.
The force said the Galaxy was initially followed after it was "seen travelling at speed" between junction two and three of the M57.The force said the Galaxy was initially followed after it was "seen travelling at speed" between junction two and three of the M57.
It referred the incident to the IPCC and has started its own investigation.It referred the incident to the IPCC and has started its own investigation.