Police watchdog to look into fatal Hackney moped chasepublished at 09:22 Greenwich Mean Time 10 February 2016
The death of a teenage moped rider following a police chase in Hackney, east London, has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission, Met Police has said.
The vehicle was linked to a suspected theft on Kingsland Road on Tuesday and officers gave chase after spotting the moped with two riders in Stamford Road.
The vehicle collided with a van in Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, at 11:55.
One rider died at the scene while the other remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, police said.