Police investigating a crash last week which killed two men have arrested a 35-year-old man on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
The man has been interviewed by detectives about his driving prior to the collision at the junction of Fosse Road South and Upperton Road last Wednesday night.
A Peugeot 206 which was being followed by an unmarked police car crashed into a Ford lorry shortly before midnight,
The force of the collision pushed the Ford into the front of Snutch Convenience Store, on the corner of the two roads.
Police have referred the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission because its officers were present at the time of the collision.
The two passengers in the car were pronounced dead at the scene. Two people in the van suffered minor injuries, police said.
The seriously injured driver was taken to hospital in Coventry but has now been discharged.
A Leicesteshire Police spokeswoman said the force would not identify the arrested man and said it was not yet in a position to release the names of the deceased.
In a statement issued today, the force said: "The man has been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving and released on police bail pending further inquiries.
"The matter has been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) and we are supporting them in their independent investigation."
The police and the IPCC have declined to say why officers were following the car.
Anyone who may have witnessed the collision or the events leading up to it is asked to contact the police on 101, quoting incident 782 of 9 March.
