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22/09/2006
Woman killed in police car chase
A 32-year-old woman has died after being struck by a Jeep which was being chased by police.
Two children were also injured in the collision which happened in Sunderland on Thursday evening.
Police had been following the Jeep Cherokee, which is understood to have been driving erratically, when they lost sight of the vehicle.
They were then directed by local people to St Luke's Road, where the woman and two children were found lying in the road.
It is believed that the group were hit while they were standing on the pavement.
The Jeep had been left in the road and the driver had fled the scene.
All three were taken to hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead.
The children - two girls aged 11 and 10 - were injured.
The 11-year-old suffered leg and arm fractures, while the ten-year-old is being treated for fractures to both feet.
The identities of the woman and children have not been confirmed.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
(KMcA/EF)
Two children were also injured in the collision which happened in Sunderland on Thursday evening.
Police had been following the Jeep Cherokee, which is understood to have been driving erratically, when they lost sight of the vehicle.
They were then directed by local people to St Luke's Road, where the woman and two children were found lying in the road.
It is believed that the group were hit while they were standing on the pavement.
The Jeep had been left in the road and the driver had fled the scene.
All three were taken to hospital, where the woman was pronounced dead.
The children - two girls aged 11 and 10 - were injured.
The 11-year-old suffered leg and arm fractures, while the ten-year-old is being treated for fractures to both feet.
The identities of the woman and children have not been confirmed.
The incident has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
(KMcA/EF)
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