Female pedestrian, 21, is mowed down and killed by police car
Female pedestrian, 21, is mowed down and killed by police car on 999 call in east London
- Marked patrol car hit woman as she walked next to a main road in East London
- Police car stopped at scene in Walthamstow and officers gave woman first aid
- London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance paramedics could not save her
- Scotland Yard officers work to trace her next of kin, ‘believed to be outside UK’
A 21-year-old woman has died after a crash with a police car on an emergency call.
The marked patrol car hit the woman as she walked next to a main road in Walthamstow, East London, at about 11.45pm last night.
The car stopped at the scene and the officers gave the woman first aid before paramedics from London Ambulance Service and Air Ambulance arrived.
Police and paramedics are pictured at the scene in Walthamstow, east London, last night after a force vehicle hit a 21-year-old
Police cars are pictured on the emergency call in Walthamstow, east London, last night after reports a man was threatening people
Scotland Yard detectives were working to trace her next of kin, ‘who are believed to be outside the UK’. Forest Road, where the incident happened, has been closed.
One witness tweeted this morning that he had seen least five police cars and a forensic van at a junction by The Bell pub.
Officers gave the woman first aid at the scene last night (pictured: patrol cars at the accident site) but she sadly died
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The police were on an emergency call attending to reports of a man who was said to be threatening members of the public when the car hit the woman
Officers added that the police car had been responding to an emergency call to a man threatening members of the public at a location in Walthamstow.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: ‘The Directorate of Professional Standards has been informed, as has the Independent Office for Police Conduct.’
The collision happened last night on this road in Walthamstow, East London (file picture)
A Tfl spokesman tweeted: ‘Collision on the A503 Forest Road resulting in the road being closed between Chingford Road and Shernhall Street. Use alternative route.’
And Waltham Forest Council added: ‘Forest Road between the Bell Junction and Shernhall Street in Walthamstow is closed until further notice due to an accident.
‘Drivers are advised to avoid the area until the road reopens. Please follow signs and take care. Access to the Town Hall will be via Farnan Ave.’
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