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| Three die in police pursuit crash | Three die in police pursuit crash |
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| Three people have been killed after their car crashed into a garden wall in a police pursuit in Greater Manchester. | Three people have been killed after their car crashed into a garden wall in a police pursuit in Greater Manchester. |
| One other person in the Vauxhall Vectra was critically injured in the crash, which happened at about 0330 GMT on Middleton Road in Oldham town centre. | |
| Police on a routine patrol tried to stop the car and pursued the vehicle when the driver drove off. | Police on a routine patrol tried to stop the car and pursued the vehicle when the driver drove off. |
| Two men and one woman died and another woman is in a critical condition in hospital. | Two men and one woman died and another woman is in a critical condition in hospital. |
| Middleton Road, at its junctions with Broadway and Hunt Lane, has been closed for investigations into the crash. | |
| A recovery vehicle arrived on Sunday morning to remove the wreckage of the vehicle, which was lying on its roof. | |
| A number of police officers remain at the scene. | |
| The matter has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), due to the police involvement. | The matter has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), due to the police involvement. |
| Greater Manchester Police's Professional Standards Branch has also been made aware of the crash. | Greater Manchester Police's Professional Standards Branch has also been made aware of the crash. |