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Search for youths after M1 death | Search for youths after M1 death |
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Police are trying to trace two youths who ran away from officers alongside a teenager who later died on a motorway. | Police are trying to trace two youths who ran away from officers alongside a teenager who later died on a motorway. |
The 13-year-old boy, who has not been identified, died on Tuesday evening after being hit by a car on the M1. | |
Earlier, police had been called to reports of three male youths with a suspected stolen moped in an underpass in Kingsbury, north-west London. | |
As the officers approached the youths, they ran off. One scaled a fence onto the M1 and was hit by a car. | As the officers approached the youths, they ran off. One scaled a fence onto the M1 and was hit by a car. |
The silver Seat saloon, which was on the northbound carriageway, was then hit by a dark-coloured BMW. | The silver Seat saloon, which was on the northbound carriageway, was then hit by a dark-coloured BMW. |
The two male drivers were injured and taken to hospital. One suffered a head injury and the other an injury to the chest. | The two male drivers were injured and taken to hospital. One suffered a head injury and the other an injury to the chest. |
Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident to contact them. | Police have appealed for witnesses to the incident to contact them. |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed of the death and an inquiry has been launched by the Metropolitan Police. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed of the death and an inquiry has been launched by the Metropolitan Police. |