That is why people took to the streets to do what they did. One local resident said: "Those boys were chased - it is all there on video for us all to see. "A police vehicle on Grand Avenue responded to the collision, attended the area and officers performed CPR." 'Those boys were chased - it is all there on video' "We can confirm the following investigations have been carried out so far and when the collision occurred there were no police vehicles on Snowden Road. "This footage is being recovered as part of the investigation and will assist us in piecing together the circumstances leading up to the collision. However, at a police press conference on Tuesday night, the force said it would be referring itself to the watchdog.Ĭhief Supt Martyn Stone, divisional commander for Cardiff & The Vale, said: "We have received footage that shows a police vehicle following a bike at just prior to 6pm. On Tuesday morning, the IOPC said it had not received a referral from the police force and there was “no indication it would receive one”. The footage shows two young men on an off-road bike with a police van just one second behind. However, the CCTV footage, which was filmed one minute before the crash, at 6pm on Monday on Frank Road in Ely 900m (2,953ft) away from the scene, has now been verified by the BBC. South Wales Police has now referred itself to the independent watchdog over the incident but insisted there were no police vehicles on the road where the crash took place at the time.įollowing the crash, widespread disorder, which involved up to 150 people, erupted after rumours started circulating on social media suggesting the teenagers had been killed in a police chase.Īlun Michael, South Wales’ Police and crime commissioner, appeared to dismiss the speculation on Tuesday saying suggestions the pair were being chased by police at the time were “false”. Kyrees Sullivan, 16, and his best friend Harvey Evans, 15, died in the collision in the Ely area of the Welsh capital on Monday evening. Two teenagers on an e-bike were followed by a police van moments before a fatal crash that sparked a night of violent rioting in Cardiff, CCTV shows.
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