Girl, 17, killed in crash on M5 after fleeing from cop car is named as police launch internal probe
A TEENAGER who died in a motorway crash moments after fleeing a police car has been named.
Tamzin Hall, 17, was killed in the horror incident on the M5 on Monday evening.
She had stepped out of a police car between junction 24 and 25 in Taunton, Somerset, before being struck by a car shortly after 11pm.
Tamzin, from Wellington, was pronounced dead at the scene.
No one else was injured.
The teen was being transported to custody in a police vehicle at the time when it stopped between the junctions.
Avon and Somerset Police have confirmed a mandatory referral was made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
The force said on Thursday evening that the formal identification process had been completed.
A statement read: "She had exited a police vehicle that had stopped on the northbound side while transporting her, moments before the incident."
It went on to say: "Our thoughts and sympathies go out to Tamzin’s family for their devastating loss.
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"A specially-trained family liaison officer remains in contact with them to keep them updated and to provide support.
"The family have asked for privacy at this difficult time."
An IOPC spokesperson said: "We have started an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of a 17-year-old girl who was struck by a vehicle on the M5 near Taunton last night.
"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.
"We sent our investigators to the police post incident procedure to begin gathering evidence.
"Our sympathies are with the girl's loved ones and everyone affected by her death."
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