A girl has died in a crash on the M25 between a van and three vehicles after a police chase, the incident has been referred to the police watchdog.
The ‘critical highway visitors collision’ occurred at round 4am on Sunday 4 February, with police saying that they had stopped pursuing the van moments earlier than the crash.
The M25 will stay closed between junctions 22 and 25 whereas authority deal with the aftermath of the collision, which is believed to have wreckage scattered throughout all 4 lanes.
The situation of the opposite individuals concerned within the accident is unknown.
A girl has died in a crash on the M25 between a van and three vehicles after a police chase
The ‘critical highway visitors collision’ occurred at round 4am on Sunday 4 February, with police saying that they had stopped pursuing the van moments earlier than the crash
Hertfordshire Police mentioned: ‘The M25 stays closed between junctions 22 (London Colney) and 21A (North Orbital Highway/St Albans) following a collision at round 4am this morning.
‘Officers have been in pursuit of a van earlier than the van was concerned in a collision with three different autos.
‘No police autos have been concerned within the collision and the pursuit had been stood down previous to the collision.
‘A girl has sadly handed away and her household are being supported by specifically skilled officers.
‘As a matter in fact, the incident has been referred to the Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct.’
The Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC) mentioned: ‘We’re investigating the police actions previous to a deadly highway visitors collision on the M25 earlier at the moment.
‘We despatched our investigators to the scene and to the put up incident process to start the method of gathering info. Our investigation is within the very early phases.’
A forensic investigation can also be underway.
