n 11-year-old boy is in a vital situation after he was struck by a police van in Lancaster on Thursday evening.
Lancashire Police mentioned they have been attending an emergency name when the collision occurred with the boy who was crossing Owen Highway simply earlier than 8.30pm.
The boy was taken to Royal Lancaster Infirmary in a vital situation.
A police spokesperson mentioned: “Our ideas are with the kid’s family members right now.
“An investigation is underway to ascertain the total circumstances that led to the collision. We’ve got voluntarily referred this matter to the Impartial Workplace for Police Conduct (IOPC), as is commonplace with an incident of this nature.”
The IOPC mentioned in an announcement: “We’ve got declared an unbiased investigation into the actions of Lancashire Police previous to a street visitors collision in Owen Highway, Lancaster at round 8.30pm tonight, wherein a toddler has been injured.
“We perceive {that a} marked police van, with its lights and sirens on, was in a collision with an 11-year-old boy.
“We have been notified by the power shortly after the collision and declared an investigation at 10.37pm. IOPC investigators are heading to the scene and the police submit incident process to start gathering info.”
The IOPC mentioned they’re within the early levels of their investigation.
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