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| One dead in police pursuit crash | One dead in police pursuit crash |
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| A passenger was killed and four other people injured when a car crashed into a brick wall after a police pursuit. | |
| The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) has begun an investigation into the crash in Brighton's Bevendean area on Saturday. | |
| IPCC commissioner Tom Davies said officers in a patrol car saw a Mazda with five young people in it, allegedly being driven erratically. | IPCC commissioner Tom Davies said officers in a patrol car saw a Mazda with five young people in it, allegedly being driven erratically. |
| The driver was arrested by police after the crash in the early hours, he said. | |
| He said the officers in the patrol car signalled to the Mazda for it to stop. | He said the officers in the patrol car signalled to the Mazda for it to stop. |
| 'Thrown from vehicle' | 'Thrown from vehicle' |
| But the driver allegedly did not respond and, after a pursuit, the vehicle crashed into a wall, killing one passenger and leaving another critically injured. | But the driver allegedly did not respond and, after a pursuit, the vehicle crashed into a wall, killing one passenger and leaving another critically injured. |
| The five young people - three young men and two young women - were all taken to the Royal Sussex County Hospital. | |
| One has since been discharged. | |
| Fire crews said at least two people in the car were thrown out of the vehicle because of the "ferocity" of the crash. | Fire crews said at least two people in the car were thrown out of the vehicle because of the "ferocity" of the crash. |
| The person who died has not yet been identified, and will not be named until next week. | The person who died has not yet been identified, and will not be named until next week. |
| Mr Davies said: "My condolences go to the family and friends of the dead man. | Mr Davies said: "My condolences go to the family and friends of the dead man. |
| "This must have been a traumatic incident for everybody involved, including the members of the emergency services who attended. | "This must have been a traumatic incident for everybody involved, including the members of the emergency services who attended. |
| "The IPCC investigation will be independent and proportionate." | "The IPCC investigation will be independent and proportionate." |
| He said the IPCC deployed two investigators to the scene of the crash, which happened at about 0100 GMT in Wilson Avenue. |