A watchdog is investigating why police pursued a motorcyclist for 50 minutes before he crashed his bike and died.

Alan Long, 54, of Denton, Greater Manchester, was followed by police after he failed to stop when requested by patrol officers on Friday night.

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Well I can agree with you to a degree , it would of been a lot less tragic .

We dont know Mr longs reasons for doing what he did though so it is hard to say what went on before the crash .

There was definatly Overkill by the police , thats a fact , they are brutal when chasing motorbikes .

Like i said , a friend died in exactly the same tragic way ( plus 24 others in 6 years in manchester ) , the police push too hard , which in turn makes one panic , if they had stopped pursuing like they was ordered to then it wouldnt of happened either .

I definatly agree that it is safer to stop when signalled by police though .

........................ and on that note we should all let Alan Long Rest in Peace and await the outcome of the disciplinary inquiry!

Agreed - topic now closed