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A DRAMATIC high-speed police chase on January 20, lasted minutes after the duo crashed into a drain, leaving one man dead and a woman in critical condition.

Police said the chase began in Maloney shortly before 2 pm and ended minutes later at the corner of Dookiesingh Street and Bassie Street Extension, St Augustine.

Police sources have identified the driver as Joshua Samaroo, while Newsday understands the female passenger is from Bamboo Settlement, Valsayn, but she has not yet been named.