Man, 22, and woman, 23, dead in crash after police chase in Leeds - three teens in hospital

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Two people have been killed and three injured when a Volkswagen car was hit by a BMW being pursued by police after it failed to stop in Leeds

Two people have been killed and three teens are in hospital after a car was hit following a police pursuit.

Police gave chase to a BMW which failed to stop in Gelderd Road, Leeds, around 12.44am this morning before the car collided with a Volkswagen.

Both a 22-year-old man who was driving the Volkswagen and a 23-year-old female passenger were killed.

A 39-year-old man from Harrogate has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and driving while over the prescribed limit for cannabis.

Three other occupants of the BMW, two boys aged 16 and 17 and a 16-year-old girl, were taken to hospital with injuries which are not considered life threatening. All three have also been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, read a statement from West Yorkshire Police.

A cordon remains in place at the scene of the crash with the road closed and people are being advised to avoid the area.

The force has appealed for anyone who saw the crash or has footage to get in touch. A statement read: "We are appealing for witnesses following a road traffic collision in Leeds which has tragically resulted in the deaths of two people.

"At 12.44am this morning a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for a police vehicle in Gelderd Road. A pursuit was commenced and the BMW was involved in a collision with a white Volkswagen Scirocco which was turning into Gelderd Road from Lowfields Road.

"The driver of the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man from York, was sadly pronounced deceased at the scene, and a passenger in the same car, a 23-year-old woman from York, was sadly pronounced deceased at hospital a short time later.

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