Amy Austin, 28, was killed when a car collided with the back of her vehicle after it broke down on the motorway

A 17-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car on the M5 had got out of a police vehicle shortly before the crash. The collision involving the teenager and a car happened around 11pm on Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said. The girl died at the scene.

A 17-year-old girl who died after being hit by a car on the M5 was being taken to custody in a police vehicle and had got out shortly before the collision, the police watchdog has said. The teenager died on the motorway near Taunton, Somerset, at around 11.30pm on Monday 11 November.

Avon and Somerset Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct due to prior police contact with the girl, who died at the scene near Taunton, Somerset

A 17-year-old girl has died after fleeing a police vehicle and being struck by a car on a motorway. The girl was being transported to custody when officers stopped the Avon and Somerset Police vehicle while heading northbound between junctions 25 at Taunton and 24 at Bridgwater in Somerset.