IPCC
Refers Fatal RTI back to Metropolitan Police Service
The Independent Police Complaints Commission
(IPCC) has referred the investigation into a double fatal road traffic
incident that occurred on Tuesday 29th July back to the Metropolitan Police
Service.
Police received an emergency call to reports of a ‘ram raid’
burglary at a BP garage in Dollis Road, NW7 at approximately 12.25am on
Tuesday. A number of police vehicles saw a car matching the description
given by a witness driving at speed in the vicinity. The car was later
found crashed on the A1 near Apex Corner. Both male occupants were pronounced
dead at the scene.
The Metropolitan Police Service’s Directorate of Professional Standards
launched in investigation and the IPCC sent two investigators to the scene
to carry out an assessment.
Deborah Glass, IPCC Commissioner with responsibility for the Metropolitan
Police area, said:
'Our investigators have spent the last 24 hours carrying out an assessment
of what happened. This included reviewing the CCTV, police records and
initial witness accounts. It appears that any pursuit of the vehicle was
brief and at a distance. We have therefore referred this matter back to
the Metropolitan Police Service to complete its investigation into this
tragic incident for HM Coroner.'
