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An 18-year-old man died and a 16-year-old boy was injured in a collision in Sheerness, Kent, after being approached by patrolling officers. Officers were conducting a foot patrol near Beach Street and Royal Road, in the area of Sheppey Leisure Centre, when they started approaching the 18-year-old moped rider. The vehicle left via an alleyway adjacent to the leisure centre and was subsequently involved in a collision. Officers provided first aid but the man, from Sheppey, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 16-year-old boy, also from Sheppey, who was travelling as a passenger, was taken to a London hospital where he remains in a critical condition. A mandatory referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct and an investigation is underway.
At 6.24pm on Friday (October 30), officers were called to a collision involving a blue Volvo XC40 and a young pedestrian at the junction of Simmons Court and Easy Road in the East End Park area of Leeds. The pedestrian, a 13-year-old boy, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
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