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| Pensioner dies after being hit by runaway police van | Pensioner dies after being hit by runaway police van |
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| A pensioner who died after being hit by a runaway police van has been named as Donald Bennett. | |
| The 83-year-old retired joiner was in Pudsey Park in West Yorkshire when he was struck by the unattended vehicle. | The 83-year-old retired joiner was in Pudsey Park in West Yorkshire when he was struck by the unattended vehicle. |
| Police were called to reports of a disturbance in the park, which is between Leeds and Bradford, shortly after 2pm on Saturday, West Yorkshire police said. | Police were called to reports of a disturbance in the park, which is between Leeds and Bradford, shortly after 2pm on Saturday, West Yorkshire police said. |
| The two officers had left the Vauxhall van to deal with the incident when the vehicle rolled into the pensioner, who was walking through the park. | The two officers had left the Vauxhall van to deal with the incident when the vehicle rolled into the pensioner, who was walking through the park. |
| Bennett was treated by ambulance staff at the scene but was pronounced dead shortly after. | Bennett was treated by ambulance staff at the scene but was pronounced dead shortly after. |
| A West Yorkshire police spokesman said the matter has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission. | A West Yorkshire police spokesman said the matter has been referred to the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission. |
| In a statement, the IPCC said: "The force referred the incident, which happened on Saturday at about 2.15pm to the IPCC and an IPCC investigator was sent to the scene. | In a statement, the IPCC said: "The force referred the incident, which happened on Saturday at about 2.15pm to the IPCC and an IPCC investigator was sent to the scene. |
| "An independent IPCC investigation was launched shortly afterwards." | "An independent IPCC investigation was launched shortly afterwards." |
| As police investigators photographed the van on Saturday, bricks from a wall and what appeared to be a walking stick were visible under the vehicle, which came to a rest at the end of a paved, sloping footpath. | As police investigators photographed the van on Saturday, bricks from a wall and what appeared to be a walking stick were visible under the vehicle, which came to a rest at the end of a paved, sloping footpath. |
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