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| Man hit on M23 near Crawley 'running away from police' | Man hit on M23 near Crawley 'running away from police' |
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| A 19-year-old man who was critically injured when he was hit by a car on the M23 was running away from police at the time, officers have said. | A 19-year-old man who was critically injured when he was hit by a car on the M23 was running away from police at the time, officers have said. |
| He and a 33-year-old man had earlier been travelling in a suspected stolen car that was abandoned in Stace Way, Crawley, Sussex Police said. | He and a 33-year-old man had earlier been travelling in a suspected stolen car that was abandoned in Stace Way, Crawley, Sussex Police said. |
| The teenager was struck by a car on the nearby motorway as the men ran from the vehicle, according to officers. | The teenager was struck by a car on the nearby motorway as the men ran from the vehicle, according to officers. |
| He suffered life-threatening head injuries and remains in hospital. | |
| A 33-year-old man from Crawley was arrested nearby on suspicion of being carried in a vehicle taken without consent. He has been bailed until 11 April. | |
| 'Briefly pursued' | 'Briefly pursued' |
| The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). | The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC). |
| Part of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 was closed in both directions near Crawley to allow an air ambulance to reach the injured man, just before 12:00 GMT on Sunday. | Part of the motorway between junctions 10 and 11 was closed in both directions near Crawley to allow an air ambulance to reach the injured man, just before 12:00 GMT on Sunday. |
| A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Prior to the collision on the motorway, a vehicle he had been travelling in had been briefly pursued in Moat Road, East Grinstead. | A spokesman for Sussex Police said: "Prior to the collision on the motorway, a vehicle he had been travelling in had been briefly pursued in Moat Road, East Grinstead. |
| "It had also been involved in a collision with another car in London Road, for which it had failed to stop at the scene. | "It had also been involved in a collision with another car in London Road, for which it had failed to stop at the scene. |
| "The vehicle was then abandoned in Stace Way and two men ran from the car." | "The vehicle was then abandoned in Stace Way and two men ran from the car." |
| He said the 19-year-old man, from Crawley Down, was then struck by a car going northbound on the motorway. | He said the 19-year-old man, from Crawley Down, was then struck by a car going northbound on the motorway. |