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Watch: Aftermath of deadly Leeds car crash during police pursuit

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A man and a woman have been killed after their car was hit by a vehicle fleeing from police in Leeds.

West Yorkshire Police said it happened at 00:44 GMT on Sunday, when a blue BMW 123D failed to stop for officers in Gelderd Road and then crashed into a white Volkswagen Scirocco.

The driver of the Volkswagen, a 22-year-old man, died at the scene. His passenger, a 23-year-old woman, died later in hospital. Both were from York.

The occupants of the BMW, a 39-year-old man from Harrogate, two boys aged 16 and 17 and a 16-year-old girl, have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.

The BBC’s reporter Phil McCann is at the scene of the crash.

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