Collision with police car - Merseyside Police, February 2018

On 16 February 2018, in Liverpool, a Merseyside Police trained driver was responding to an emergency call, having activated the car’s blue lights and sirens. The officer arrived at a junction where the lights were on red, and started to cross. A heavy goods vehicle stopped to allow the police car to cross. As the police car passed the heavy goods vehicle, it collided with a vehicle on the inside of it, causing a woman to sustain injuries to her sternum and thumb.

Our investigators met with the injured woman, reviewed statements from witnesses at the scene of the collision, viewed CCTV footage, listened to the radio transmissions and spoke with the officer driving the police car. We also obtained and analysed data from the police car.

We found no indication any police officer may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings, or committed a criminal offence.