The sister of a 15-year-old boy who was killed when his electric bike crashed into a parked ambulance after being followed by police has led the tributes to him. The teenager has been named locally as Saul Cookson.
He was rushed to hospital following the incident on Langworthy Road in Salford on Thursday afternoon and died a short time later. Traffic cops had followed the teen along Fitzwarren Street and Lower Seedley Road at around 2pm, until bollards prevented the chase from proceeding further.
But tragedy struck when Saul ran into the ambulance on nearby Langworthy Road. Greater Manchester Police has now referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is leading an investigation into the crash.
