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Man dies in crash after police pursuit
A stretch of the A439 Warwick Road was shut overnight
A man has died and two women have been injured in a crash that followed a police pursuit near Stratford-upon-Avon.
Officers tried to stop a black Audi on Birmingham Road shortly before 17:30 BST on Monday but the driver failed to pull over, Warwickshire Police said.
A pursuit began and 15 minutes later the Audi crashed into a white Ford Puma, the force added, with the Audi's male driver confirmed dead at the scene by paramedics.
The driver of the Ford, a woman, was seriously injured and remains in hospital in critical condition, while injuries to a second woman - her passenger - were serious but not believed to be life-threatening. An investigation by the police watchdog is under way.
Officers said after failing to stop, the Audi made off in the direction of the A46 before travelling back towards Stratford on the A439 Warwick Road where the crash occurred.
A number of other cars were damaged during the pursuit, police said.
Warwick Road was closed on Monday from the Marraway roundabout to its junction with Ingon Lane and Sand Barn Lane, with the stretch remaining shut on Tuesday morning.
Several cars were involved in the crash, said police
A spokesperson for West Midlands Ambulance Service said paramedics found four patients in total at the scene.