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Seamus McDonnell

Police watchdog issues appeal over e-bike crash after death of teen who had been followed by officers

The police watchdog is appealing for information from witnesses after the death of a teenager in Salford.

Saul Cookson, 15, was killed when the e-bike he was riding crashed into an ambulance on Langworthy Road on Thursday afternoon (June 8).

He had been pursued by police officers shortly before the crash. The officers, who were in a marked BMW X5 stopped following Saul after he passed through a set of bollards at the junction with Lower Seedley Road, police have said.

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