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Last Updated: Saturday, 27 March, 2004, 11:37 GMT
Fatal bike crash after key seized
A teenager died has died in motorbike crash just hours after his keys were taken off him by police because he was unfit to drive.

The 19-year-old had been drinking in Thame, Oxfordshire, on Friday night so police seized his ignition key to stop him riding his Suzuki motorbike.

He was later seen riding another bike at speed along the B4009, Chinnor Road.

Police followed but the bike crashed near Kingston Blount and the driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

He has not yet been formally identified by police.





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