Kingswinford crash: Isabelle Floyd named as fourth victim

Isabelle Floyd died at the scene after the crash in Kingswinford, Dudley, last week

A fourth young person killed in a crash has been identified as Isabelle Floyd.

The 16-year-old was named by police as it was revealed the force is being investigated over the circumstances of the crash in Kingswinford, Dudley.

Five people were in the car which hit a tree in Bromley Lane on 13 October and the lone survivor, a 16-year-old girl, is recovering in hospital.

"Izzie was so perfect, such a kind loving person," her family said in a statement. "We are all so devastated."

Joshua Parkes, Nathan Cartwright and Lucy Tibbetts were all fatally hurt in the crash

The other victims of the crash have been named as 21-year-old Joshua Parkes, who was driving, Lucy Tibbetts, 16, and Nathan Cartwright, 18.

Isabelle's family said she had recently "started a new chapter in her life at Dudley College" and "had never been happier".

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The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) confirmed it had started an investigation after it was revealed the car the youngsters were travelling in, a yellow Skoda Fabia, had been seen by a West Midlands Police unit moments before it crashed.

Three victims died at the scene in Kingswinford, Dudley, and a fourth died later in hospital

"This will thoroughly examine the circumstances including any interaction there may have been between police and the Skoda prior to the collision," a spokesperson said.

Investigators were sent to the scene, the watchdog said, adding inquiries were "still at a very early stage".

Any interaction between police and the Skoda before the crash is being investigated by the police watchdog

Shortly after the crash, the West Midlands force said it had not stopped the Skoda, nor had officers spoken to the occupants, and since added the police car was not in the "immediate vicinity" when the car hit the tree.

That police car has been transported from the scene "to ensure that all relevant diagnostic evidence could be recovered to assist the investigation", the force said.