Overview
- A marked Metropolitan Police vehicle responding to an emergency call collided with a pedestrian on Borough High Street in Southwark shortly after 12.34am on 7 January.
- Officers performed first aid and London Ambulance Service crews treated the man, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
- LAS said it sent an ambulance crew, an advanced paramedic, a fast response car, an incident response officer, and a trauma team from London’s Air Ambulance, with the first paramedic arriving in under four minutes.
- The Independent Office for Police Conduct has begun an independent investigation, and the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards has been notified.
- Part of Borough High Street was cordoned off with bus diversions during the morning, and the road later reopened around 9am; the man’s next-of-kin have been informed and are being supported by specialist officers.