By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-08-25 10:01:11 | Updated at 2026-09-07 14:32:14
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A man has died and a woman is critically injured after a pursuit involving a police vehicle and a car in Warwickshire.
At around 5.23pm on Monday, August 24 officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Birmingham Road, near Stratford.
The A439 Warwick Road is shut from the Marraway roundabout to its junction with Ingon Lane and Sandbanks Lane.
At approximately 5.44pm, the car driver is understood to have been in collision with another vehicle, a white Ford Puma.
Sadly the male driver of the Audi was pronounced deceased at the scene by paramedics.
The driver of the Ford was taken to hospital where she remains at this time in a critical condition
Superintendent Steve Flavell said: "Our thoughts are with the families of everyone involved in this collision and we’re providing specialist support to them at this extremely difficult time.
"We made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because a death had occurred following police contact.
"They have declared an independent investigation and we will co-operate fully with their investigation."
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