Overview
- The collision happened just after 12.30am on Wednesday on Borough High Street near Borough Market, close to Southwark Police Station.
- The marked police vehicle was responding to a 999 call when it struck a man in his 30s who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- Paramedics, including a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance, arrived within minutes but could not save the victim.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct began its inquiry early Wednesday, deploying investigators around 4.20am, and the Met’s professional standards unit was notified.
- A cordon closed part of the road until about 9am and diverted six bus routes, and mourners have since left flowers at the scene.