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Walthamstow crash: Woman hit by police car dies Woman hit by police car in Walthamstow dies
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A woman has died after she was hit by a police car responding to an emergency call in east London. A 21-year-old woman died when she was hit by a police car responding to a 999 call.
The 21-year-old pedestrian was struck by the marked vehicle on Forest Road, Walthamstow, at 23:45 GMT on Tuesday. The pedestrian was hit by the marked vehicle on Forest Road, Walthamstow, east London, at 23:45 GMT on Tuesday.
Paramedics and London's air ambulance were called but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers stopped and tried to help the woman, but she was pronounced dead at the scene when paramedics arrived, the Met said.
The car had been responding to a call about a man threatening members of the public, the Met said. Police are trying to trace the woman's family. Police are trying to trace her next of kin, who are thought to live outside the UK.
Her next of kin are thought to live outside the UK, police said. The car had been responding to reports of a man threatening members of the public, Scotland Yard said.
The Met confirmed the man they were called about had left before they had arrived. By the time officers arrived the man had left the scene.
Forest Road is expected to remain closed for most of the morning. The Met said it had referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), and informed its own Directorate of Professional Standards.
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy tweeted the death was "terrible news". Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy said the death was "terrible news".
Both the Directorate of Professional Standards and the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) have been informed, the Met said. Forest Road was closed to traffic but has since reopened.