Residents have described the desperate attempts to save a grandmother who died following a police pursuit on a 'dangerous' road.
09.06.2023 - 06:15 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
The sister of a 15-year-old boy who was killed when his electric bike crashed into a parked ambulance after being followed by police has led the tributes to him. The teenager has been named locally as Saul Cookson, The Mirror reports.
He was rushed to hospital following the incident on Langworthy Road in Salford on Thursday afternoon and died a short time later. Traffic cops had followed the teen along Fitzwarren Street and Lower Seedley Road at around 2pm, until bollards prevented the chase from proceeding further.
But tragedy struck when Saul ran into the ambulance on nearby Langworthy Road. Greater Manchester Police has now referred the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which is leading an investigation into the crash.
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The boy has not been officially identified by GMP as of yet. But Saul's sister Taylor-Jade led the tributes on Instagram.
She wrote: "Seriously can’t believe I'm typing this right now. I'm lost for words and don't know what to say.
"Just so crazy how it happened. In one blink he was gone. He was way too young and shouldn't have gone at 15. He was seriously my best friend and brother in one. Even though he did annoy me we had the best memories and will never be forgotten.
"I'm so proud to call you MY brother and you will always be in my mind and by my side. Such a cruel world and how fast it happened I was literally just talking to my mum and it just happened in one blink after all the good memories and I wish we could've made more but all of them are still in my heart. Rest easy Saul."
Devastated cousin Jack Pennington penned his own eulogy on the social media platform, writing: "Everyone who
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