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Teenager dies in police pursuit | Teenager dies in police pursuit |
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A 16-year-old boy was killed when he crashed a car being pursued by police in Greater Manchester. | |
Rambo Osmanovic was behind the wheel of his father's Mercedes when he crashed into a lamppost in Hyde and was thrown through the windscreen. | |
He was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash, at 1215 BST at the junction of Fernally Street and Clarendon Place. | |
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed and the officer relieved from driving duty. | The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has been informed and the officer relieved from driving duty. |
A patrol officer had tried to stop the Mercedes E270 on Hyde Road, Mottram, but it sped off towards the M67 motorway. He later found it had crashed in Hyde. | |
Road closures | |
Greater Manchester Police said the officer was on a routine patrol when he spotted the Mercedes and a Subaru. | Greater Manchester Police said the officer was on a routine patrol when he spotted the Mercedes and a Subaru. |
The Mercedes stopped on Hyde Road but sped off on to the M67 after the officer got out of his car. | The Mercedes stopped on Hyde Road but sped off on to the M67 after the officer got out of his car. |
He lost sight of the car as it left the motorway at junction three before later discovering the crashed car on Clark Way, Hyde. | He lost sight of the car as it left the motorway at junction three before later discovering the crashed car on Clark Way, Hyde. |
A passenger in the Mercedes was taken to Tameside Hospital for treatment to his injuries and has since been arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. | A passenger in the Mercedes was taken to Tameside Hospital for treatment to his injuries and has since been arrested on suspicion of taking a vehicle without the owner's consent. |
Ch Insp Haydn Roberts, of GMP's traffic division, said: "Tragically a young boy has died as a result of the collision. | Ch Insp Haydn Roberts, of GMP's traffic division, said: "Tragically a young boy has died as a result of the collision. |
"I am eager to speak to anyone who knows of the whereabouts of the Subaru or who has any information about who may have been in the car last night." | "I am eager to speak to anyone who knows of the whereabouts of the Subaru or who has any information about who may have been in the car last night." |
Clark Way was shut at its junction with Mottram Road and junction three westbound of the M67 was also closed for accident investigations. | Clark Way was shut at its junction with Mottram Road and junction three westbound of the M67 was also closed for accident investigations. |