Man dies in crash with car being pursued by police

A man in his 30s died when his moped collided with a white Vauxhall Astra

A moped rider died in a crash involving a car being pursued by police, a force has confirmed.

Hertfordshire Police said the crash happened at about 00:35 BST on Friday on London Road in Ware, close to the junction of Amwell End and Station Road.

A man in his 30s riding a blue Honda WW moped was in collision with a white Vauxhall Astra.

"Officers in a marked vehicle had been in pursuit of the Vauxhall Astra shortly before the collision," said a police statement.

The force said the incident has been referred "as a matter of course" to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.

Det Sgt Ben Heath, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire Road Policing Unit, said: "Our thoughts are with the loved ones of the man that has sadly passed away."

He appealed for witnesses and anyone with dashcam footage to get in touch.