Teenager, 17, is arrested after a boy passenger was killed in a south Bristol crash following a police pursuit
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.
An unmarked police car had chased the Nissan Juke before it hit an Audi S3 on the A37 Wells Road just after 4am on Sunday. The 17-year-old was detained at a home, checked in hospital and remains in custody. Two other teenagers from the Nissan and the Audi driver were also hospitalised. Avon and Somerset Police has made a mandatory referral to the IOPC.
The boy who died was the Nissan's front-seat passenger and died at the scene.
The IOPC is assessing whether a full investigation into the pursuit is required.
Police are appealing for dashcam footage on 101, quoting reference 5226347807.
