AN urgent inquiry into police driving standards has been demanded by an MP after a high-speed chase which led to three people being killed.

The latest victims died when their car smashed into a garden wall in Oldham as it sped away from officers in a patrol car after jumping a red light.

The M.E.N. can reveal the two men who died in the horror crash were Christopher Morrison, 23, and 30-year-old driver Paul Bunting.

The woman who died can be named today as Cassie Fox, believed to be from Monsall, Manchester. Police have confirmed that her next of kin have been notified.

Hundreds of her friends have posted tributes to her on the social networking site Facebook.

Madeline Brodie wrote: "Goodnight, godbless Cassie. You were too young to die, keep your mum strong and get her through this. I know you will be looking down making sure everyone is coping. God look after her she is an angel."

Carly Mcmillan added: "r.i.p cassie god rest your soul, heartfelt sympathy to all your family and friends xx"

Another woman in the car is fighting for her life.

The deaths bring the total number of crashes involving GMP vehicles to 27 in six years - the second-highest in Britain.

Blackley MP Graham Stringer has now called for a probe into the force's driving standards.

"If Greater Manchester's figures are significantly higher than anywhere else," said Mr Stringer, "then there needs to be an investigation into that.

"The purpose of having a helicopter is to reduce police pursuits and you would have expected the numbers to have gone down.

"If they are higher, there is obviously cause for concern and there should be an inquiry."

Concern

An Independent Police Complaints Commission investigation into the crash has already been launched.

A patrol car had followed the Vauxhall Vectra for about two miles before it smashed into a garden wall in Chadderton.

It is understood footage of the pursuit was captured on the patrol car's on-board camera.

The incident started when an on-duty car spotted the Vectra jump a red light at Mumps roundabout, close to Oldham town centre shortly after 3.30am yesterday (Sunday).

It pulled the vehicle over on nearby Oldham Way. But before the officer could get out of his fully-marked BMW, the car drove off across the bypass.

The police pursued the car along the dual carriageway and down on to Middleton Road.

The Vectra, which police say was travelling at high speeds, then hit a bump in the road at its junction with Broadway and shot into the air.

The driver lost control and the car mounted the pavement before spinning 100 yards along the road on its side. It then slammed into the garden wall and flipped on to its roof.

Slammed

Residents on the busy main road, opposite Chadderton cemetery, spoke of hearing a `sickening bang'. Mr Bunting, Mr Morrison and Miss Fox died at the scene.

It is thought the two women, both in their early 20s, may have accepted a lift after leaving a nightclub.

The Vectra was a hire car believed to have been on long-term loan to Mr Bunting.

Supt Alan Greene, head of GMP's roads policing unit, said the police patrol car was about 200 yards behind the Vectra when it crashed.

He added: "The vehicle was going at considerable speed, so much so that the police car could not keep up with it.

"The speeds involved were really quite considerable."

A tribute page to Christopher was set up last night on networking website Facebook.

Friend Stacey Ascott said: "RIP Little Mo. We still can't believe we'll never see your rosy cheeks again. So young and full of life, such a sad sad loss. You will be so missed by many."

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