'No lights' 999 cop car kills cyclist; ACCIDENT.A TEENAGE cyclist was killed by a speeding police car doing 60mph with no flashing lights or siren on, witnesses claim. Student Khaleel Khan, 16, was hit by a marked Vauxhall Astra while crossing a road with his cousin and two pals. Witnesses say the patrol car sped around the corner and ploughed into Khaleel, dragging him and his bicycle at least 30 feet. Paramedics pronounced Khaleel dead at the scene. A postmortem postmortem /post·mor·tem/ (post-mort´im) performed or occurring after death. post·mor·tem adj. Relating to or occurring during the period after death. n. See autopsy. showed he had suffered his neck was fractured at the base of the skull The base of the skull (lat. basis cranii) is the most inferior area of the skull. Structures Structures found at the base of the skull are for example:
Police insist the patrol car, which had been responding to a 999 call in East Ham Coordinates: East Ham is a place in the London Borough of Newham. It is a built-up district located 8 miles (12.8 km) east north-east of Charing Cross. , East London, in the early hours of Saturday, had been flashing its blue lights but its horns were not sounding. A PC has been suspended from driving duties and an investigation into the crash has been launched. The police yesterday said it had passed on details of the incident to the Independent Police Complaints Commission. CAPTION(S): VICTIM Khaleel Khan |
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