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Two dead after car pursued by police crashes with their vehicle

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Margotin, C. (2026, November 15). Two dead after car pursued by police crashes with their vehicle. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/leeds-west-yorkshire-police-bmw-york-north-yorkshire-b1304913.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-11-15 · by Clara Margotin

Quick Summary

Two people died after a car being chased by police collided with a Volkswagen Scirocco in Leeds. The collision occurred when the BMW hit the Volkswagen as it turned into Gelderd Road from Lowfields Road. The driver of the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man, and a 23-year-old female passenger, both from York, died, while three teenagers in the BMW were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Police arrested a 39-year-old man from Harrogate and the three teenagers on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. West Yorkshire Police has referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct for an independent investigation.
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Clara Margotin
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Topics

BMW Harrogate Scirocco Volkswagen York

Subjects

BMW ORG · 2× Volkswagen ORG · 2× York GPE · 2× Harrogate GPE · 1× North Yorkshire GPE · 1× West Yorkshire Police ORG · 1× the Independent Office for Police Conduct ORG · 1×

Narrative

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. The junction where the crash took place is surrounded by several car dealerships.
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2026-11-15 · Evening Standard
Two dead after car pursued by police crashes with their vehicle · assertive framing
2026-11-15 · Evening Standard
Two people dead after car being pursued by police crashes with their vehicle · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Two people have died after a car which was being pursued by police collided with another vehicle, police said. asserted
police → die → vehicle
The BMW then collided with a white Volkswagen Scirocco which was turning into Gelderd Road from Lowfields Road. asserted
which → collide → Road
The driver of the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man from York, died at the scene and 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. asserted
force → die → hospital
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 and remains in custody. asserted
man → arrest → custody
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. asserted
that → take → injuries
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. The junction where the crash took place is surrounded by several car dealerships. asserted
crash → arrest → dealerships
Gelderd Road remains closed and drivers are advised to avoid the area and seek alternative routes. asserted
drivers → remain → routes
Anyone with information or dashcam, mobile phone or CCTV footage of the incident is urged contact officers via 101 or online, quoting reference 13260649342. asserted
Anyone → urge → reference
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