Two killed in Leicester crash as police follow car
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The road has been closed while the crash is investigated
Two men died when a car being followed by an unmarked police vehicle collided with a tipper truck in Leicester.
The crash involving a Peugeot 206 and a Ford Transit van happened at about midnight in Upperton Road, at the junction with Fosse Road South.
Two male passengers died at the scene and the driver is in hospital. Two people in the truck had minor injuries.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) is investigating.
The IPCC said an unmarked police car was involved in the crash
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Damage was caused to a shop on the corner of Upperton Road. The road has been closed, and eyewitnesses have been urged to come forward.
Witnesses to the crash have been urged to contact police