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Dan Haygarth & Chris Slater & Paul Britton

Teenagers filmed police in car chase before driver, 14, died in crash

A schoolboy died after crashing during a car chase that was deemed lawful.

Leo Gradwell, 14, was driving a stolen Fiat 500 but lost control and hit a Kia Sportage and then a Renault Clio on Ashton Road in Golborne on October 11, 2019. Leo, from Platt Bridge, Wigan, was taken to the town's Royal Albert Edward Infirmary, before being admitted to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.

Leo's injuries were deemed unsurvivable, meaning his life support was withdrawn the next day. Two teenage passengers in the car - one aged 15 - were also injured in the crash,

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