Police watchdog completes report into Bradford fatal crash
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A police watchdog has completed a report into a fatal crash involving four men whose car was being followed by police before hitting a tree.
Murtza Chaudhry, 21, was driving the BMW which was also carrying Arbaaz Hussain, 21, Zeeshan Khalid, 20, and Tayyab Siddique, 22, in August 2018.
The car was being followed by officers in an unmarked police vehicle in Bradford.
Officials said the report would not be published until an inquest concluded.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said that before the crash officers "were concerned about the manner in which the car was being driven".
"A short pursuit began after they failed to stop for officers," it added.
The IOPC said its investigation had looked at footage and audio from the unmarked police car.
Investigators also considered "detailed accounts" from officers in the unmarked police car and from officers in a marked police car that later went to the scene.
Witnesses were also spoken to and CCTV from the scene examined.
West Yorkshire Police said: "We acknowledge receipt of the report. Our investigation is ongoing."
The Coroner's Office at Bradford said no date had been set for a full inquest into the deaths.
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- Published7 August 2018
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