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| Two die as stolen car crashes in Salford | Two die as stolen car crashes in Salford |
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| Two people were killed when a stolen car crashed into eight parked cars and caught fire in Greater Manchester. | Two people were killed when a stolen car crashed into eight parked cars and caught fire in Greater Manchester. |
| Police said they had been in pursuit for a short time but stressed the car was not being followed when it crashed on Leigh Road, Boothstown, Salford. | |
| The Audi had been stolen in a raid on a property on Boscombe Gardens, Farnworth, on Thursday evening. | The Audi had been stolen in a raid on a property on Boscombe Gardens, Farnworth, on Thursday evening. |
| It is thought the two people killed were in the Audi which burst into flames on impact. | It is thought the two people killed were in the Audi which burst into flames on impact. |
| Six cars caught fire while four nearby houses also suffered heat damage with cracked windows. Nine cars were damaged overall, said fire-fighters. | |
| Resident Joe Horne said: "We heard a screech and it wasn't so much a boom as a thud." | Resident Joe Horne said: "We heard a screech and it wasn't so much a boom as a thud." |
| Another resident Michael Lever added: "I looked up and saw smoke and fire above the houses a street away. | Another resident Michael Lever added: "I looked up and saw smoke and fire above the houses a street away. |
| "I got round the corner and saw two cars which looked like they had collided and fire and smoke everywhere." | "I got round the corner and saw two cars which looked like they had collided and fire and smoke everywhere." |
| Police pursuit | Police pursuit |
| Four fire engines with 25 firefighters tackled the burning cars. | Four fire engines with 25 firefighters tackled the burning cars. |
| Police were called to reports of a burglary at 20:30 GMT | Police were called to reports of a burglary at 20:30 GMT |
| The Audi was spotted on the East Lancashire Road by a passing police car. | The Audi was spotted on the East Lancashire Road by a passing police car. |
| A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said "a short pursuit followed" but the officer lost sight of the car. | A spokesman for Greater Manchester Police said "a short pursuit followed" but the officer lost sight of the car. |
| Police then received reports the Audi had hit a number of parked cars on Leigh Road. | Police then received reports the Audi had hit a number of parked cars on Leigh Road. |
| "Officers attended along with firefighters from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and two people were pronounced dead at the scene," the spokesman said in a statement. | "Officers attended along with firefighters from the Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and two people were pronounced dead at the scene," the spokesman said in a statement. |
| The force has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The force has referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| Leigh Road is likely to be closed for most of the day, police said. |