A teenage boy has been killed and three other people rushed to hospital after a car crashed into an Audi following a reported police chase. 

The collision, involving a white Nissan Juke and a black Audi A3, took place at a junction on the A37 Wells Road in south Bristol at around 4am on Sunday.

A teenage boy, who was a passenger in the Nissan, died at the scene following the pursuit by an unmarked police car.

Ambulance crews rushed to the junction and took three other people to hospital, where their condition is believed to be non-life-threatening. 

Among them were two teenage passengers who had also been in the Nissan, and the man driving the Audi.

Officers later arrested a 17-year-old boy on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. 

He was taken to hospital, where he was assessed for his injuries, before being taken into police custody.

The road remained closed while a police investigation took place, and reopened after 4pm once the vehicles had been removed.

A teenage boy has been killed in a car crash following a police pursuit in south Bristol

The collision took place at a junction on the A37 Wells Road at around 4am on Sunday

Specialist officers are currently supporting the family of the boy who died in the crash.

Anyone who witnessed the collision has been urged to contact Avon and Somerset Police.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesperson said: ‘Avon and Somerset’s Professional Standards Unit was informed and a mandatory referral made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as a death following police contact.

‘Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are at an early stage. Pending any decision by the IOPC, the investigation is being overseen by a detective inspector from the Major Crime Investigation Team.

‘If you witnessed the collision or have any dashcam or other footage which could help the police investigation, please call 101, quoting reference 5226347807.’

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