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| Six quizzed over fatal collision | Six quizzed over fatal collision |
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| Police are questioning six people who were arrested after a man was fatally injured when two stolen cars collided and crashed into flats. | |
| David Gaylor, 25, died in hospital after the crash in Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday. | David Gaylor, 25, died in hospital after the crash in Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday. |
| Tributes to Mr Gaylor, of Moulton Avenue, Bedford, have been laid at the scene in London Road. | Tributes to Mr Gaylor, of Moulton Avenue, Bedford, have been laid at the scene in London Road. |
| Those arrested, three of whom were injured, are held on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent. | Those arrested, three of whom were injured, are held on suspicion of taking a vehicle without consent. |
| The crash, at about 0400 BST, shook the building, according to one neighbour. | The crash, at about 0400 BST, shook the building, according to one neighbour. |
| We have all been left devastated by what has happened David Gaylor's mother | We have all been left devastated by what has happened David Gaylor's mother |
| Sylvia Ruffhead, 78, who lives in a flat close to the scene, said: "I thought it was somebody shooting a gun. I heard a 'whoosh' and a banging. | Sylvia Ruffhead, 78, who lives in a flat close to the scene, said: "I thought it was somebody shooting a gun. I heard a 'whoosh' and a banging. |
| "As I went to get out of bed and put my foot down on the carpet I felt the whole building vibrating from where it had hit. | "As I went to get out of bed and put my foot down on the carpet I felt the whole building vibrating from where it had hit. |
| "There was a lad immediately under the front window - he was so distressed he was calling and shouting. | "There was a lad immediately under the front window - he was so distressed he was calling and shouting. |
| "There was another lad lying on the pavement, he wasn't making a sound." | "There was another lad lying on the pavement, he wasn't making a sound." |
| Structure unsafe | Structure unsafe |
| In a statement released through Bedfordshire Police, Mr Gaylor's mother described her son as a happy, outgoing young man who worked hard during the week so he could enjoy socialising and playing football with his friends at the weekend. | In a statement released through Bedfordshire Police, Mr Gaylor's mother described her son as a happy, outgoing young man who worked hard during the week so he could enjoy socialising and playing football with his friends at the weekend. |
| She said: "David had a loud and outgoing personality and got on with everyone he met. | She said: "David had a loud and outgoing personality and got on with everyone he met. |
| "He was a very likeable young man who put his family and friends first. | "He was a very likeable young man who put his family and friends first. |
| "We have all been left devastated by what has happened." Forensic scientists examined one of the vehicles at the scene | |
| A neighbour who did not want to be named described him as a "decent young man". | A neighbour who did not want to be named described him as a "decent young man". |
| Tributes to Mr Gaylor at the scene read: "Can't believe you have gone. Love you so much, you will always be with us." | Tributes to Mr Gaylor at the scene read: "Can't believe you have gone. Love you so much, you will always be with us." |
| Structural engineers said the flats, owned by Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association, had been left structurally unsound by the crash, leaving all residents needing to be rehoused. | Structural engineers said the flats, owned by Bedfordshire Pilgrims Housing Association, had been left structurally unsound by the crash, leaving all residents needing to be rehoused. |
| A hole was left in a bedroom wall and two flats and a stairwell were severely damaged. No residents were injured. | A hole was left in a bedroom wall and two flats and a stairwell were severely damaged. No residents were injured. |
| A police spokeswoman said: "The collision caused extensive damage to the flats. | A police spokeswoman said: "The collision caused extensive damage to the flats. |
| "One resident, who was in bed at the time, had a hole knocked into his bedroom wall." | "One resident, who was in bed at the time, had a hole knocked into his bedroom wall." |
| 'Two suspects, who suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, are being treated at Bedford Hospital. A third had treatment for minor injuries. | 'Two suspects, who suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries, are being treated at Bedford Hospital. A third had treatment for minor injuries. |
| The other three are being held at Greyfriars police station. | The other three are being held at Greyfriars police station. |