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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Claire Hayhurst

Teenager tasered on motorway by police before being fatally struck by car

An 18-year-old who got out of an ambulance on the M5 was tasered by police before he was hit by a car and killed, the police watchdog has said.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it is investigating the actions and decisions taken by Avon and Somerset Police prior to the death of Logan Smith on the motorway near Weston-super-Mare on Sunday.

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