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A man has died and another is fighting for life after a speeding car ploughed through railings and into a basement after failing to stop for police in Kensington.

Dramatic pictures have emerged on social media showing a car having smashed into the side of a property and lying in the basement, with debris littered across the road.

Police spotted the car in a nearby road just before 3.10am on Saturday and signalled for it to stop, but the driver "sped away out of sight".

When officers next saw the car it had ploughed through the railings and into the building.

Four men, all believed to be aged in their 20s, were in the car at the time of the crash and were taken to hospital.

Two were able to free themselves while two other men were extracted by firefighters. One man died at the scene, police said.

Twitter user jack, who witnessed the crash, posted: "Must of just witnessed the worst crash I've ever seen on Cromwell Road and Warwick Road."

A Met Police spokesman said: "At this early stage it is understood that the car was seen by officers being driven at speed on Talgarth Road shortly before the collision.

"The police car followed the vehicle and signalled for it to stop, but it sped away out of sight of the officers. When next seen by the officers, it had been involved in the collision in West Cromwell Road. Enquires continue to establish the full circumstances."

Two men have since been arrested by officers.

Anyone who witnessed the collision, or the moments leading up to the incident, is asked to contact police via 101.