Police watchdog update on investigation into horror crash which killed Tommy Sharp and Paddy Connors
Salford, on the evening of September 23. Just before the horror crash, the Mercedes was involved in a pursuit by an unmarked police car that 'lasted less than one minute' along Lower Broughton Street and Frederick Road, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has confirmed.But the IOPC has now revealed that the unmarked car, an Audi, did not come into any physical contact with the Mercedes during the short chase - meaning there was no tactical contact used by the police nor did officers attempt to ram the Mercedes off the road.The IOPC Regional Director Amanda Rowe said: “We are continuing to independently investigate a fatal road traffic collision in Salford on 23 September following a Greater Manchester Police (GMP) pursuit.