Teenage boy is killed in a Bristol crash after a short police chase, and a 17-year-old is arrested
A boy travelling as a passenger in a Nissan Juke died on the A37 Wells Road in south Bristol after an unmarked police car carried out a short pursuit shortly after 4am on Sunday.
A front-seat passenger in a Nissan Juke — a teenage boy — was killed when the car, which had been tailed by an unmarked police vehicle, struck an Audi S3 shortly after 4am on Sunday. Two other teenagers from the Nissan and the Audi's driver were taken to hospital. Officers arrested a 17-year-old at a residential address on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the IOPC.
The collision happened on the A37 Wells Road at its junction with Airport Road.
The IOPC is still considering whether to open its own investigation into the pursuit.
Police are asking anyone with dashcam footage to contact them on 101.
