A cyclist in Luton has been seriously injured following a collision involving a police car as officers responded to a 999 call.
The incident happened at around 4.15pm yesterday afternoon on Montrose Avenue, reports ITV News.
The male cyclist was taken to hospital by ambulance and was said to be in a serious condition.
His family was notified and Bedfordshire Police are providing them with support.
Police carried out an investigation of the scene of the collision.
In line with standard practice, the incident has been referred to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), which has opened an investigation.
5 thoughts on “Luton cyclist seriously injured after crash involving police car on 999 call”
Wishing a full recovery to
Wishing a full recovery to the cyclist and I hope the police driver is okay too (those emergency drivers tend to be very good at what they do).
IOPC are pretty useless, one
IOPC are pretty useless, one hopes that the investifation is full and proper unlike far too many.
Last week I was passed by an ambulance doing around 50% over the limit at best guess (so circa 60), I’d heard it initially but couldn’t see it (shoulder check left), then it went quiet so assumed it had gone a different direction so carried in as normal, it was a very wide single carriageway no exits. If I can see one coming my way and I feel it’s prudent to pull to the side, I’ll do so, there’s less chance of conflict/more space and gives them confidence that I’ve seen/acknowledged them.
It came past at speed but tons of room, just lights, thought that wasn’t too bad a way to do it because sometimes people react in a not so good way when they hear a siren right on them and as the road/traffic density allowed them to come past with around 2.5m there was no need to have the sirens blasting. This IMHO also takes into account that some people are stone deaf.
I think our emergency svs drivers particularly ambo and firefighter are excellent, there are some exceptions as always.
Something has gone seriously
Something has gone seriously wrong when emergency response vehicles collide with members of the public… Police are supposed to protect the public, not injure them.
ChrisB200SX wrote:
WTAF ?
Our Sunday morning group ride
Our Sunday morning group ride was taken by surprise once by a paramedic car. It squeezed past us because an oncoming car timed its braking poorly so was level with us when the ambulance passed. We were riding 2×4 at pace on a straight quietish wide road but due to wind noise hadn’t heard cars approaching from the rear. A quick blast of the ‘twos’ from a distance back would’ve at least let us prepare. The last man normally shoulder checks regularly but can only assume the paramedic was doing more than 60mph.
On the incident in question, none of us know the details so we can only guess what happened.