Police Vehicles Overturn in Kyiv, Essex, Colchester Crashes; One Officer Dies, Two Injured

Two separate incidents involving police vehicles resulted in serious injuries and a fatality. In Kyiv, a collision between a Renault car and a police service vehicle caused the police vehicle to overturn, killing the officer driving it and injuring three others. Kyiv police and investigative teams are conducting an official investigation into the accident. In Colchester, Essex, a police van responding to an emergency collided with another vehicle and flipped onto its roof, seriously injuring the officer who was taken to hospital with a collarbone injury. Police have appealed for witnesses and anyone with dashcam or CCTV footage to come forward to assist with the investigations in both cases. Authorities continue to manage the scenes and pursue inquiries to determine the circumstances surrounding each crash.