Published Date:
16 November 2008
A MAN has been killed after a car being followed by police crashed on the M1 near Chesterfield
Officers were chasing the vehicle along the northbound carriageway of the motorway after it had failed to stop.
The man, thought to be a passenger in the back of the Vauxhall Corsa, died when the car left the road, near to junction 29a, and hit a bank.
The driver and another passenger in the car were arrested near the scene.
Police are investigating the incident which happened at 2.03am on Sunday and have informed the Independent Police Complaints Commission about the crash.
Witnesses are asked to call Derbyshire police on 0845 1233333.
The M1 was closed between junctions 28 and 30 for much of the day.
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Last Updated:
16 November 2008 11:09 AM
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Source:
n/a
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Location:
Ripley & Heanor
