Victorian man dies at scene of crash after police pursuit in Melbourne
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Version 0 of 1. A man driving a car with false plates is dead after a police pursuit in Melbourne. The man in his 20s tried to overtake a taxi making a right-hand turn during the chase and the two cars collided, police said. The man’s car ran off the road and hit a pole. He died at the scene. Police spotted the Ford station wagon bearing false plates in Pascoe Vale earlier on Friday night and gave chase. They say the pursuit lasted only a few minutes before the crash. The driver of the taxi suffered minor injuries. An investigation into the pursuit and crash will be overseen by the professional standards command. |