Statement after fatal collision in south Bristol

An investigation is underway and a juvenile has been arrested in connection with a fatal collision in south Bristol just after 4am on Sunday 25 October.

The collision involved a white Nissan Juke and a black Audi S3 being driven by members of the public and happened on the A37 Wells Road at its junction with Airport Road and Wootton Park.

It followed a short police pursuit involving an unmarked police vehicle and the white Nissan Juke.

Sadly, one person – a teenage boy who was a passenger in the white Nissan Juke, died at the scene.

Ambulance crews took three other people to hospital from the scene with injuries not currently believed to be life-threatening. Two were passengers from the same Nissan, also teenage children. The third person taken to hospital by ambulance was the man driving the other vehicle, the black Audi S3.

Officers later arrested a 17-year-old boy at a residential property on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving. This young person was taken to hospital for assessment and discharged. He remains in police custody.

Specialist officers have traced and informed the family of the boy who died and offered them support.

Avon and Somerset’s Professional Standards Unit was informed and a mandatory referral made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) as a death following police contact.

Enquiries into the circumstances of the collision are at an early stage. Pending any decision by the IOPC, the investigation is being overseen by a detective inspector from the Major Crime Investigation Team.

The road was closed for collision investigation and vehicle recovery and reopened just after 4pm.

If you witnessed the collision or have any dashcam or other footage which could help the police investigation, please call 101, quoting reference 5226347807.