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| Teen on e-bike dies after being followed by police in Salford | Teen on e-bike dies after being followed by police in Salford |
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| A teenage boy who was riding an electric bike has died after he was followed by police and then collided with a parked ambulance in Salford. | A teenage boy who was riding an electric bike has died after he was followed by police and then collided with a parked ambulance in Salford. |
| Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said traffic officers had followed the 15-year-old until their police vehicle's path was blocked by bollards. | Greater Manchester Police (GMP) said traffic officers had followed the 15-year-old until their police vehicle's path was blocked by bollards. |
| The boy then rode on and collided with a stationary ambulance with crew inside, North West Ambulance said. | |
| The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating. | The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating. |
| At about 14:00 BST, the boy was followed by police officers along Fitzwarren Street and onto Lower Seedley Road, where bollards blocked the police vehicle's way. | At about 14:00 BST, the boy was followed by police officers along Fitzwarren Street and onto Lower Seedley Road, where bollards blocked the police vehicle's way. |
| He then collided with the ambulance parked in Langworthy Road. | He then collided with the ambulance parked in Langworthy Road. |
| Ambulance crew inside were able to treat him immediately before taking him to hospital where he later died, the North West Ambulance Trust said. | Ambulance crew inside were able to treat him immediately before taking him to hospital where he later died, the North West Ambulance Trust said. |
| The mood near to the scene of the crash was sombre on Thursday evening, with the family of the boy understood to live nearby. | |
| Flowers, candles and cards have been left at the scene beside a framed picture of the young boy. | |
| One tribute attached to a bunch of roses read: "Doesn't feel real writing this card. My heart is broken." | |
| Another said: "You will always have a special place in my heart, I love you loads my dude." | |
| Langworthy Road is a busy main road and would have had a lot of traffic on it at the time of the collision. | |
| A police cordon in place there for much of the evening has now been lifted. | |
| In a statement, GMP said the IOPC was now leading the investigation. | In a statement, GMP said the IOPC was now leading the investigation. |
| "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the boy who tragically died," it said. | "Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the boy who tragically died," it said. |
| The IOPC, which oversees police conduct, said it was "independently investigating the circumstances of a serious collision involving an e-bike and an ambulance in Salford". | The IOPC, which oversees police conduct, said it was "independently investigating the circumstances of a serious collision involving an e-bike and an ambulance in Salford". |
| "Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones, as well as all those affected by this tragedy," its spokesman said. | "Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones, as well as all those affected by this tragedy," its spokesman said. |
| "We were notified by Greater Manchester Police due to the fact a police vehicle had been following the e-bike shortly before the collision. | "We were notified by Greater Manchester Police due to the fact a police vehicle had been following the e-bike shortly before the collision. |
| "We have sent investigators to the scene of the collision, at the junction of Langworthy Road and Lower Seedley Road, as well as to the police post-incident procedures, to begin gathering evidence." | "We have sent investigators to the scene of the collision, at the junction of Langworthy Road and Lower Seedley Road, as well as to the police post-incident procedures, to begin gathering evidence." |
| He added the IOPC would provide "further details once we are in a position to do so". | He added the IOPC would provide "further details once we are in a position to do so". |
| Last month, 15-year-old Harvey Evans and 16-year-old Kyrees Sullivan were killed in an e-bike collision in Cardiff after being followed by a police van. Their deaths sparked a riot in the area. | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Greater Manchester Police | Greater Manchester Police |
| Manchester | Manchester |
| Salford | Salford |