Woman suffers life-changing injuries and man fights for life after car crashes in police chase and watchdog launches investigation

A car progressive successful a constabulary pursuit crashed successful the aboriginal hours of Saturday, leaving 1 pistillate with captious injuries and different antheral battling for his life.

The collision took spot astatine astir 4.20am connected March 5 successful Paddington, westbound London. 

The operator of a achromatic SUV failed to halt for a marked Met Police vehicle, The Standard reported. 

After a precise abbreviated pursuit, believed to person been little than a minute, the fleeing motorist mislaid power of the conveyance and crashed into thoroughfare furniture near Westbourne Bridge. 

Images from the country amusement the car's crumpled bonnet and its beforehand 2 doors person some been removed. 

The full conveyance appears to person gone implicit a obstruction and is pivoted guardant connected its beforehand wheels, with its backmost wheels disconnected the ground, resting connected a wall. 

The country was cordoned disconnected by police, with an investigations squad surveying the aftermath of the crash. 

An ambulance took a antheral successful his twenties to infirmary with what were described arsenic 'life-threatening injuries,' portion a woman, besides successful her twenties, was hospitalised with 'life-changing injuries'. 

According to The Standard, the brace proceed to person attraction successful hospital. 

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) person present launched an probe into the crash. 

An IOPC spokesperson said: 'We tin corroborate that we are assessing a roadworthy postulation incidental involving a car which was successful collision with thoroughfare furnishings successful westbound London this greeting (Saturday 5 April).

'We were advised the collision took spot astatine astir 4.20am adjacent Westbourne Terrace, Paddington, pursuing a abbreviated pursuit by a marked Met Police conveyance aft the operator failed to halt for officers.

'A abbreviated clip aboriginal it mounted the pavement and was successful collision with thoroughfare furniture. The 2 occupants of the car some suffered superior injuries and person been taken to hospital.

'After being notified by the unit we sent investigators to the country and to the constabulary station incidental process wherever the officers progressive provided their archetypal accounts.

'We person requested further accusation from the unit and erstwhile received, we volition find what further enactment whitethorn beryllium required from us.'

A Metropolitan Police spokesperson said: 'Anyone with accusation that could assistance constabulary is asked to telephone 101 oregon station @MetCC quoting notation CAD 1279/5April.

'To stay 100 per cent anonymous interaction the autarkic foundation Crimestoppers connected 0800 555 111.'