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Two Pensioners Die After BMW Pursued by Police Crashes Into Sunderland Care Home

The IOPC will review the car chase after two suspects were re-arrested on suspicion of manslaughter

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Overview

  • A stolen blue BMW reported from a Newcastle address was chased by Northumbria Police before it smashed through a wall at Highcliffe Care Home on the evening of July 9
  • Emergency responders evacuated all residents and hospitalised eight people with injuries not believed to be life-threatening
  • Avery Healthcare and Sunderland City Council arranged temporary accommodation for about 60 residents while building control experts assess structural damage
  • A woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s died on Thursday from injuries sustained in the crash, with only one of the other patients remaining in hospital
  • Two 21-year-old men initially held over theft and dangerous driving have been re-arrested on suspicion of manslaughter and remain in custody