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Police say officers were responding to 999 call at time of collision in Acocks Green on Wednesday eveningPolice say officers were responding to 999 call at time of collision in Acocks Green on Wednesday evening
A man has died after a collision involving a police car and a pedestrian. The police watchdog has launched an investigation after a man was killed by a police car responding to a 999 call in Birmingham.
Birmingham police said the incident happened near the junction of Yardley Road and Florence Road in Acocks Green, Birmingham, just before 7pm on Wednesday. West Midlands police said the 40-year-old pedestrian was struck by its vehicle in the Acocks Green area of the city just before 7pm on Wednesday.
The force said the police vehicle was responding to a 999 call relating to a report of a man carrying knives on Warwick Road in Acocks Green at the time of the collision. Officers had been responding to reports of a man with knives when the collision happened near the junction of Yardley Road and Florence Road.
The 40-year-old pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene and his family are being supported. The force said the two officers in its vehicle were not hurt. There was no sign of any disorder when other officers arrived at the reported knife incident, it added.
Birmingham police said it was liaising with the Independent Office for Police Conduct. The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said it had started an investigation into the fatal collision.
The two officers in the vehicle were not hurt. A spokesperson said: “We sent investigators to the scene and post-incident process to begin gathering evidence. Our investigation is in the very early stages.
Anyone with information, including dashcam or other footage, has been asked to get in touch with police on 101, quoting log 4726 of 19 March. “Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends and all of those affected by this tragic incident.”
Police added other officers attended the report of the man with the knives, but there was no sign of any disorder on arrival. About 30 people a year die in the UK in road traffic incidents involving the police, according to figures published by the IOPC.
In the year to March last year, 32 people were killed during these incidents. Of those, 24 died during a police pursuit.
West Midlands ambulance service said police officers were attending to the man’s injuries when they arrived.
A spokesperson said: “Ambulance staff quickly took over and administered advanced life support and advanced trauma care to him.
“Unfortunately, despite their best efforts it became clear that nothing more could be done to save him and he was confirmed deceased at the scene.”