Two RIP in Purley on Thames, Berkshire - 14-2

[Peter Armstrong]

Its so sad that these two people went out for a nice ride and some (*&&*%&*&£()&^%$234 took thier lives, so sad.

 

[jefmcg]

The mirror article says the car rolled and the driver had to be cut from it. No hope for the poor cyclists, and it could have as easily been a fatality with only another car involved.

The feeling I get is it was a domestic violence situation, but I guess it will become clear in some time.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Dreadful. The fact that the IPPC are involved would suggest the possibility that it was a dangerous pursuit. Or maybe that's standard procedures.

It is standard procedure for the IPCC to be called in whenever a police vehicle was present at the time a collision occurs. From the Standard report, there didn't appear to have been a pursuit, the collision occurred as soon as police arrived.

 

[CopperBrompton]

The feeling I get is it was a domestic violence situation, but I guess it will become clear in some time.

'Concern for welfare' is a phrase I've seen used both with domestic violence cases, and with people believed to be intending to harm themselves.

 

[david k]

i think it reads that it wasnt the police car that struck the cyclists but another car involved?

 

[jefmcg]

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/14/two-cyclists-killed-crash-flood-hit-berkshire-village

this seems to say unambiguously that it was a civilian car in the collision.

 

[benb]

Dreadful. The fact that the IPPC are involved would suggest the possibility that it was a dangerous pursuit. Or maybe that's standard procedures.
Makes no difference to the families. RIP. Gez

An independent investigation is standard whenever someone dies and there is any kind of police involvement: driving, armed response, death in custody etc.
It doesn't imply that the police did anything wrong, but they need to investigate to check.

 

[ComedyPilot]

Words fail me.

RIP to the 2 fellow cyclists

 

[dand_uk]

RIP (((

 

[Dangermouse]

I was reading about this on the BBC news whilst at work, so very sad. RIP

 

[Accy cyclist]

It's best not to print what i think of this creature who killed those two cyclists! That could happen to any one of us....a chilling thought! Thoughts also to the car's owner,who finds that his/her vehicle has been stolen then used to kill someone! Would anyone want it back?

 

[ufkacbln]

From this report it sounds like, some b****** was trying to steal a convertible BMW, got rumbed by the cops and sped off.
What a scum bag.

That story annoys me, nothing but conjecture and not a single fact.

 

[glenn forger]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-26208889

They've named the driver. His name has surprising Google results.

 

[theclaud]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-26208889

They've named the driver. His name has surprising Google results.

Blimey.

 

[DaveReading]

Blimey.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1670954.stm

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3840039.stm