The crash is now being referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC)
The BMW which was being pursued by the police car hit a tree near the junction with Richmond AvenueA police officer who was pursuing a car involved in a fatal crash in Leicester has been arrested after taking a drugs test.
The force said a pursuit was authorised when an officer from the force's Roads Policing Unit was unable to stop the BMW.A passenger, who was also a man in his 20s, suffered injuries described by police as not life-threatening.Police said as part of the investigation an officer took a routine roadside drugs test and was arrested on suspicion of driving while unfit through drugs.The road was closed for several hours after the crash but it has since reopened.
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