Four die following police pursuit

[Buzz Killington]

Four Canberrans have died and another is fighting for her life following a horrific car crash in Narrabundah last night that followed a cross-border police pursuit. A family of three including a four-month old boy are among those to have died in the tragic accident at the corner of Canberra Avenue and the Monaro Highway.

NSW Police became involved in the pursuit of two people in a Mazda 626 in Queanbeyan just after 10pm last night.

The car, believed to have been speeding prior to the collision, careered into a Mazda 3 series vehicle turning right onto Canberra Avenue.

The impact of the collision broke the turning car into pieces. The couple, a 33-year-old man and 29-year-old woman, and the baby died at the scene. Intensive care paramedics took the occupants of the Mazda 626, a 23-year-old man and 18-year-old woman to The Canberra Hospital. The man died a short time later. The female passenger was listed this morning in a critical condition

Full Story at the Canberra Times

[Sir Pompously]

Another article can be found online at The Sydney Morning Herald, which also links to a video with the NSW Police Commissioner http://www.smh.com.au/national/fury-as-family-dies-after-highspeed-police-chase-20100321-qo6r.html?autostart=1