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Man dies after being pulled from flooded Derbyshire brook following police chase
The man entered floodwater to evade arrest during a police chase involving a stolen caravan; Derbyshire Police referred the death to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
- On Saturday, February 14, an unidentified man died after entering floodwater during a police chase near Egginton, South Derbyshire.
- Derbyshire Police were pursuing a vehicle towing a caravan believed stolen from Oakerthorpe when it rammed police cars and stopped near Egginton, where two men fled on foot.
- At the Egginton Brook crossing, one man entered the flooded water near the Main Street and Ash Grove Lane junction; Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service searched for hours before ambulance crews treated him and took him to Royal Derby Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
- An arrested suspect, Adrian Osiecki, 34, of Harnall Lane West, Coventry, has been charged with dangerous driving and theft of a caravan; he is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday.
- Because the death followed police contact, the force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, with formal identification outstanding and next of kin tracing ongoing.
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Man killed plunging into floodwater during police chase of 'stolen caravan'
A man has died after he entered floodwater near the village of Egginton while evading police. (Picture: Google) The body of a suspect has been pulled from icy floodwater after a police pursuit turned deadly in Derbyshire. Police had been chasing a caravan that was believed to have been stolen from Oakerthorpe. The driver of the vehicle rammed police cars before coming to a stop near the village of Egginton. Police said both men fled the vehicle …
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