Man seriously injured in police pursuit
The driver and his 16-year-old passenger were taken to the town's James Cook University Hospital
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A man was seriously injured when he crashed a car into a lamppost during a police pursuit.
The 24-year-old was fleeing from officers along Middlesbrough's Normanby Road when the crash happened shortly before midnight on Saturday, Cleveland Police said.
The driver and his 16-year-old passenger were taken to the town's James Cook University Hospital after the crash.
The force said it had made a mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
A police spokeswoman said the driver remained in hospital with serious injuries.
The 16-year-old boy suffered neck and back pain, but has been discharged from hospital.
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