Driver dies following police pursuit on M56
What happened
A driver died following a police pursuit on the M56 near Manchester Airport.
A section of the M56 was closed for several hours on October 17.
Why it matters
The closure of the M56, which provides the main road access to Manchester Airport from the national motorway network, impacted traffic flow for several hours.
Context
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is a non-departmental public body in England and Wales responsible for overseeing the system for handling complaints against police forces, having replaced the Independent Police Complaints Commission in 2018.
Police forces are usually required to make a mandatory referral to the IOPC if a person dies or sustains serious injuries following police contact.
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- Lancashire Telegraph Driver dies after police pursuit on M56 near Manchester Airport
- Wikipedia M56 motorway Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Wikipedia Independent Office for Police Conduct Background reference · Wikipedia text used under CC BY-SA 4.0.