A driver and a passenger who crashed a stolen BMW into a care home killing two elderly residents has been jailed.

Sam Asgari-Tabar was behind the wheel of the car during a 100mph police chase when he crashed into Highcliffe Care Home in Sunderland in July.

The 21-year-old, along with Reece Parish, were taking a BMW for a test drive when they stole it, with a woman still inside the car.

Eight residents were treated in hospital for their injuries and two days later, a woman in her 90s and a woman in her 80s, neither of whom were in the eight taken to hospital, had died.

A 94-year-old woman with dementia was among the elderly residents injured causing the floor of the upstairs lounge to collapse on top of her.

Police were alerted to the car, which was stolen in the Fenham area of Newcast

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