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Driver dies in police pursuit crash in Lingfield | Driver dies in police pursuit crash in Lingfield |
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The driver of a car pursued by police after failing to stop was killed when he crashed into three other vehicles. | |
The collision happened at just after 19:45 GMT on Thursday in Felcourt Road in Lingfield, Surrey. | The collision happened at just after 19:45 GMT on Thursday in Felcourt Road in Lingfield, Surrey. |
The man, who was driving a Lexus, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of one of the other vehicles was seriously injured. | The man, who was driving a Lexus, was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of one of the other vehicles was seriously injured. |
Surrey Police said the man, who was the sole occupant of the Lexus, had failed to stop when requested by officers. | Surrey Police said the man, who was the sole occupant of the Lexus, had failed to stop when requested by officers. |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission was called to the scene but said it was referring the investigation back to Surrey Police after listening to a recording of the pursuit. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission was called to the scene but said it was referring the investigation back to Surrey Police after listening to a recording of the pursuit. |
A police spokesman added: "The occupants of one of the other vehicles were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where the driver is being treated for serious but non-life threatening or life-changing injuries and the passenger is being treated for minor injuries. | A police spokesman added: "The occupants of one of the other vehicles were taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton, where the driver is being treated for serious but non-life threatening or life-changing injuries and the passenger is being treated for minor injuries. |
"The occupants of the other two vehicles suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment." | "The occupants of the other two vehicles suffered minor injuries but did not require hospital treatment." |
The road was closed overnight at the junctions with Blackberry Road and Furzefield Road but has since re-opened. |