Teenage girl, 17, dies at scene after being hit by car while getting out of police car in Somerset
A teenage girl was killed when she got out of a police car on a motorway.
The 17-year-old was being taken to custody by officers when she was hit by a vehicle on the M5 in Somerset.
She died at the scene.
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It said the girl’s next of kin had been informed and were being supported by a specially trained officer.
The force has made a mandatory referral to police watchdog the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) because of the recent prior police contact.
An IOPC spokesman said: “We were advised by Avon and Somerset Police that the girl was being transported to custody in a police vehicle and had got out of the vehicle shortly before the collision.”
Anyone who witnessed the collision or may have dashcam footage which could help the investigation is urged to contact police.
