Tributes have been paid to a 15-year-old boy who died when his e-bike crashed into a parked ambulance. Saul Cookson, who has been named locally, was taken to hospital after the incident in Langworthy Road, Salford, on Thursday, June 8, but died shortly after.
Traffic officers had been following the boy along Fitzwarren Street and Lower Seedley Road at around 2pm, until bollards prevented the chase from proceeding, The MEN reports. Saul then 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. The boy has not been officially identified by GMP as of yet.
