The police watchdog has been informed of a fatal crash just over the Nottinghamshire border which happened near a following police car. A police car had been travelling behind a Ford Focus just before the Focus collided with a Subaru Impreza, on the B6042 Crags Road, near Creswell, in Derbyshire.
The driver of the Ford Focus, a man aged in his 40s, died at the scene. A passenger in the Ford Focus and the driver of the Subaru Impreza also suffered serious injuries and were taken to hospital where they remain.
The Derbyshire Constabulary Professional Standards Department were informed of the incident, and officers have self-referred the case to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC). It is mandatory for a police force to refer itself to the IOPC following any death involving police contact.
