Teen Tasered by police before he was killed by car

A TEENAGER who got out of an ambulance on a motorway was Tasered by police before being hit by a car and killed, the police watchdog has revealed.

- BY CLAIRE HAYHURST

Logan Smith, 18, from Weston-super-Mare, was being taken to hospital at 11pm on November 30 when the vehicle had to pull over on the hard shoulder of the M5 northbound carriageway, due to the concerns of staff on board.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said Mr Smith got out of the ambulance near the junction for Weston-super-Mare and entered the live lanes of the motorway.

Ambulance staff called Avon and Somerset Police for assistance and an officer arrived at the scene a short time later.

A spokesman for the IOPC said it is now investigating the “actions and decisions” taken by the police prior to Mr Smith’s death.

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