Fatal police chase 'allowable'

He said the teenager was hit on the Oxley Avenue crossing outside Redcliffe State High School during the two-minute, 3km chase.
"(She) had the walk sign activated, moved out on the roadway and was struck by the vehicle," Mr Atkinson said.
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Mr Atkinson said Redcliffe was one of two areas in which pursuits sparked by minor offences were banned, but this pursuit "wasn't in that category".
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Police Minister Judy Spence rejected the state opposition's call for a police helicopter to be deployed to pursue criminals and avoid high-speed car chases.