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The driver who died when his van exploded as it was being followed by police has been named as a missing man. | |
Terry Langrell, 42, died when the white Transit van pulled over and burst into flames as police approached it on St James Place in Toxteth. | |
The driving instructor, from Leasowe in Wirral, had been missing from home and had not seen his family since March. | The driving instructor, from Leasowe in Wirral, had been missing from home and had not seen his family since March. |
Officers want to talk to anyone who may have seen Mr Langrell since 12 March or who may know where he has been living. | Officers want to talk to anyone who may have seen Mr Langrell since 12 March or who may know where he has been living. |
They would also like to speak to anyone who may have seen the white Ford Transit van, registration number R509 KWR, which Mr Langrell was driving on Wednesday night. | |
Merseyside Police have confirmed the van contained gas cylinders but have stressed there is no terrorist link. | Merseyside Police have confirmed the van contained gas cylinders but have stressed there is no terrorist link. |
The officers were approaching the van when it exploded | The officers were approaching the van when it exploded |
A patrol car began a "slow pursuit" of the van after an officer spotted the driver "acting suspiciously" in Marmaduke Street, Edge Hill, just before 2200 BST. | A patrol car began a "slow pursuit" of the van after an officer spotted the driver "acting suspiciously" in Marmaduke Street, Edge Hill, just before 2200 BST. |
When the van failed to respond to signals to pull over, the patrol Pc began a pursuit, joined by other officers until the van stopped on Park Road, Toxteth. | When the van failed to respond to signals to pull over, the patrol Pc began a pursuit, joined by other officers until the van stopped on Park Road, Toxteth. |
Officers got out of their vehicles and began to approach but an explosion ripped through the back of the van. | Officers got out of their vehicles and began to approach but an explosion ripped through the back of the van. |
A post-mortem examination to establish the cause of death has concluded that Mr Langrell died as a result of extensive burns he suffered. | |
Three of the five police officers who were injured in the incident are still in hospital with serious burn injuries. |