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Pedestrian killed by police van | Pedestrian killed by police van |
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An investigation is under way after a pedestrian was knocked down and killed by a police van answering a call. | An investigation is under way after a pedestrian was knocked down and killed by a police van answering a call. |
Married father-of-four Karl Rowbottom, 32, from the Greatfield Estate in Hull, was hit just after midnight on Beverley Road in the city. | |
Police said Mr Rowbottom, a chef, was on his way home from a night out with colleagues when the accident happened. | |
He died later in Hull Royal Infirmary. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed. | He died later in Hull Royal Infirmary. The Independent Police Complaints Commission has been informed. |
Humberside Police said the police van, with two officers, was answering a "call to service" when the accident happened. | |
The force has appealed for witnesses to come forward. | |
Mr Rowbottom had three daughters, aged four, five and 11, and a one-year-old son. |