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| Pedestrian dies after being hit by police car in Acocks Green Birmingham | Pedestrian dies after being hit by police car in Acocks Green Birmingham |
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| A man was struck on Yardley Road, near the junction with Florence Road in Acocks Green, on Wednesday evening | |
| A pedestrian has died after being hit by a police car on a 999 call in Birmingham, West Midlands Police has said. | A pedestrian has died after being hit by a police car on a 999 call in Birmingham, West Midlands Police has said. |
| The 40-year-old man was struck just before 19:00 GMT on Yardley Road, near the junction with Florence Road in Acocks Green, and was pronounced dead at the scene. | The 40-year-old man was struck just before 19:00 GMT on Yardley Road, near the junction with Florence Road in Acocks Green, and was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| The force said the man's family had been informed and were being supported. | The force said the man's family had been informed and were being supported. |
| Officers were responding to a report of a man carrying knives on Warwick Road, police said. | Officers were responding to a report of a man carrying knives on Warwick Road, police said. |
| West Midlands Police has reported the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct | West Midlands Police has reported the incident to the Independent Office for Police Conduct |
| Other officers attended that 999 call, but there was no sign of any disorder on arrival. | |
| The force said the two officers in the vehicle were not injured and that it was liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the pedestrian's death. | The force said the two officers in the vehicle were not injured and that it was liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the pedestrian's death. |
| It has appealed for anyone with information, including dashcam footage, to come forward. | It has appealed for anyone with information, including dashcam footage, to come forward. |