Two men charged over fatal crash following police pursuit in Baildon

Amber Deakin was a passenger in the car when it crashed.

Two men have been charged after a teenager died when a car crashed following a police pursuit.

Amber Deakin, who was 18, was a passenger in a Vauxhall Vectra, which crashed on Baildon Road, Baildon, West Yorkshire, in January last year.

West Yorkshire Police said the car had driven off minutes earlier after officers had tried to stop it.

Jordan Spalding, 23, of Wharncliffe Crescent, and Shakeel Ahmed 28, of Moresby Road, have been charged with causing death by dangerous driving.

They will appear at Bradford Magistrates Court on 8 October.

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