Two people killed after car hit by vehicle fleeing from police

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A man and a woman, aged 22 and 23, died following the incident in Leeds in the early hours of Sunday

Two people have died after a car being pursued by police collided with their vehicle.

The crash happened after a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for a police vehicle in Gelderd Road, Leeds, at 12.44am on Sunday.

The BMW then hit a white Volkswagen Scirocco that was turning into Gelderd Road from Lowfields Road.

The Volkswagen's driver, a 22-year-old man from York, died at the scene, according to West Yorkshire Police.

A passenger in the same car, a 23-year-old woman also from York, was pronounced dead in hospital a short time later, the force said.

A 39-year-old man from Harrogate, North Yorkshire, was arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while over the prescribed limit for cannabis in relation to the incident.

Three other occupants of the BMW, two boys aged 16 and 17 and a 16-year-old girl, were taken to hospital for treatment to injuries that were not considered life threatening.

All three of them were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

West Yorkshire Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, which has declared an independent investigation.

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