Prawo · Bristol pursuit collisionSouth Bristol crash: Teenage passenger dies after police pursuitNapisano 26 października 2026 04:36 UTCOglądajTranskrypcja0:07A teenage passenger died when two cars collided after a short police pursuit.0:11Three other people were taken to hospital, and the death has triggered a mandatory0:15referral to the police watchdog.0:16What happened before impact?0:17And will the watchdog open its own investigation?0:20The boy who died was a front seat passenger in the Nissan.0:23He died at the scene.0:24Specialist officers traced his family, told them what had happened, and offered them0:29support.0:29The cars collided on the A30,7 Wells Road at the junction with Airport Road and0:33Wooten Park in South Bristol.0:35It happened just after four in the morning on Sunday, October twenty-fifth.0:39A white Nissan juke collided with a black Audi S3.0:42Police say an unmarked police vehicle had pursued the Nissan briefly beforehand.0:46Members of the public were driving both cars involved in the collision.0:49Ambulance crews took two other passengers from the Nissan to hospital.0:53Both were teenage children.0:54The third person taken from the scene was the man driving the Audi.0:58Their injuries weren't believed to be life threatening when police issued their1:01statement.1:01Officers later arrested a seventeen-year old boy at a residential property on1:06suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.1:08He went to hospital for assessment, was discharged, and remained in police custody1:12when the Sunday statement was issued.1:14Police haven't identified the arrested boy as the Nissan's driver.1:17His hospital assessment was described separately from the three people ambulance1:20crews took from the collision scene.1:22Wells Road reopened just after four that afternoon.1:25Investigators had closed it to examine the collision and recover the vehicles.1:28Police confirmed the boy's death and the arrest in their statement later that1:32Sunday.1:32The death prompted police to inform their professional standards unit and make a1:36mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.1:39The referral gives the watchdog the circumstances to assess before deciding whether1:43to investigate.1:44A detective inspector from the major crime investigation team was overseeing the1:48police investigation while the watchdog considered its decision.1:51Inquiries were at an early stage.1:53Police haven't explained why the pursuit began or whether it had ended before the1:56cars collided.1:58Responsibility for the crash remains under investigation.2:00The watchdog is assessing the circumstances and hasn't announced whether it will2:04open its own investigation.2:05Police are seeking witness accounts, dash cam recordings, and other footage to piece2:09together what happened.Przeczytaj artykułOś czasu historiiHeyDexKrótki film ↗
