Two Men Charged in Connection with Fatal Care Home Crash After Police Pursuit

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Two men have been charged in connection with a fatal crash involving a stolen car that collided with a care home in Sunderland. The incident occurred during a police pursuit on Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of two care home residents, a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s. Eight other residents were taken to hospital with injuries, and one remains in hospital.

Key Takeaways:

  • Two men, Sam Asgari-Tabar, 21, and Reece Parish, 21, have been charged with a number of offences, including robbery, kidnap, and causing serious injury by dangerous driving.
  • The incident occurred during a police pursuit of a stolen BMW, which crashed into Highcliffe Care Home in Witherwack, Sunderland, at around 9.40pm on Wednesday.
  • Two care home residents died as a result of the crash, and eight others were taken to hospital with injuries.
  • A woman involved in a proposed sale was forcibly removed from the BMW before the incident, but was left uninjured.
  • The Independent Office for Police Conduct has made a mandatory referral in relation to the police pursuit.
  • Parish has also been charged with violent disorder in connection with events in Sunderland city centre on August 2 last year.
  • Both men are due to appear at Newcastle Magistrates' Court on Saturday.

Statistics:

  • 2 care home residents died in the crash
  • 8 other residents were taken to hospital with injuries
  • 1 resident remains in hospital
  • The stolen BMW crashed into the care home at around 9.40pm on Wednesday
  • The police pursuit began at around 9.20pm on Wednesday
  • 2 men have been charged in connection with the incident

Sources:

  • Northumbria Police
  • BBC News - North East and Cumbria
  • The Sunderland Echo
  • PA Wire and Owen Humphreys/PA