Two people dead after police chase on M60
The police watchdog is investigating and appealing for witnesses after two people died following a police pursuit on the M60 last night.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is appealing for witnesses after a fatal road traffic accident following a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) pursuit last night (Thursday 27 May).
At around 10:15pm, we understand that a police patrol sighted a black BMW, believed to be stolen, travelling on Altrincham Road towards the Sharston Link.
After the BMW driver failed to stop for officers, a pursuit commenced.
The BMW travelled onto the M56 and then the M60 before leaving the motorway at Junction 27. It then drove back onto the M60, travelling on the wrong side of the carriageway in the direction of oncoming traffic.
The BMW was then involved in a collision with a red Vauxhall driven by a 77-year old man. The 18-year-old driver of the BMW and the 77-year-old man were sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
After being informed of the incident by GMP, we deployed to the scene and post-incident procedure to begin our enquiries and start gathering evidence, including securing initial accounts from the officers involved and dashcam footage from the police vehicles involved in the pursuit. We declared an independent investigation at 1.45am this morning.
An IOPC spokesperson said: "Sadly, two men have lost their lives as a result of this collision. Our thoughts are with their families at this time.
"We believe that there may be some witnesses travelling on the road network who may have witnessed the pursuit. In particular, we are keen to hear from anyone who has dashcam footage that could assist with our investigation."
Anyone with information should contact M60Stockport@policeconduct.gov.uk or call 03003035579. Witnesses can also contact GMP’s Serious Collision Investigation Unit on 0161 856 4741. Alternatively, anyone with information can visit the GMP website www.gmp.police.uk, quoting incident 3093 of 27/05/2021.