A search is being carried out for two men who were seen entering the River Hull last night. The men had been in a vehicle that had a defective rear light which police had attempted to stop.
Humberside Police said there was a “short pursuit” and the vehicle then crashed into a wall in Charlotte Street. The two men were believed to have entered the River Hull at around 8.30pm.
Detective Inspector Andy Crawforth, who is leading the search, said: “Following reports of two men entering the water, a search was immediately launched to locate and identify them. We are extremely concerned for their welfare and are conducting extensive lines of enquiries in an attempt to identify and locate them, so far this has included searches by our patrol officers, the Coastguard, Humberside Fire and Rescue Service and our specialist Underwater Search Team.”
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