Man charged over deaths of two people in four-vehicle M25 crash
A man has been charged with causing the deaths of two people who died in a collision on the M25.
Four others were seriously injured, including a man who remains in a critical but stable condition, Hertfordshire Constabulary said.
It happened at around 4am on Sunday 4 February between junctions 22 and 21a.
One of four vehicles involved - a white Citroen Dispatch van - was being chased by officers in a marked vehicle shortly before the collision took place.
Their "pursuit was quickly abandoned as officers assessed the risk of continuing was too high", police added.
Essex Police are conducting a "criminal investigation into the collision", the Hertfordshire force said.
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In addition to two counts of causing death by dangerous driving, Barancan Nurcin, 22, from Tottenham in north London, also faces four counts of causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
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He was remanded in custody and was due to appear before Hatfield Magistrates' Court on Wednesday.
The people killed were a woman driving a DFSK 580 Glory and a man in the van.
A silver Skoda Superb and a black Peugeot 5008 were also involved.
Hertfordshire Constabulary said the incident had been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as a "matter of course".
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