24-03-2025
Caution urged over death of man hit by police car
The police watchdog investigating the death of a pedestrian hit by a police car has said that contrary to social media reports, he was not on a crossing at the time.
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is probing events in Birmingham leading up to the vehicle striking the 40-year-old - named on Monday as father-of-two Roger Bagnall.
He was hit on Yardley Road in Acocks Green at about 19:00 GMT on Wednesday by a double-crewed West Midlands Police car on blue lights and with siren activated, the IOPC said.
It stated that while investigations were continuing, it could at this stage also confirm Mr Bagnall was not wearing earphones - and urged the public not to speculate over events.
Doing so, said IOPC director Derek Campbell, could be "unhelpful and cause unnecessary distress".
The IOPC said the police car was responding last week to reports that a man had been seen carrying knives nearby.
Reviews of CCTV had already established some circumstances such as the car being on lights, Mr Campbell stated, thanking members of the public for coming forward with footage, but added inquiries were progressing.
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