A man has died in a car crash following a brief police chase after reports he left the scene of a murder in Yorkshire, police said. Humberside Police is investigating after a woman’s body was found at a house in Beverley, near Hull, in the early hours of Monday (July 25).
The force has referred itself to the police watchdog as there had been a “short pursuit” before the fatal crash at around 6.30am. Officers had been called to reports of concern for a woman at a property in Samman Road, where they found a body upon attending the scene.
A man was reported to have left the address in a Volkswagen Polo at around 6am, police said. The car was later spotted by officers on a road between Seaton and Hornsea.
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Detective Chief Inspector Alan Curtis, of Humberside Police, said in a statement: "A short police pursuit ensured. The Polo was then in a collision with another vehicle, a Ford Transit van, at around 6.30am. The driver of the Polo was pronounced dead at the scene."
The van driver was taken to hospital with "serious and potentially life-changing injuries" and remains in hospital, he said.
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DCI Curtis added: “The woman’s family have been informed of her death and the investigation into her murder and are being provided support by specially trained officers. The man’s family have also been informed of his death and specially trained officers are in contact with them offering support.”
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) will now conduct an independent review into the incident.
Anyone with information is asked to call 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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