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Investigation into police collision involving officers responding to Streatham terrorism incident

Factual summary of a published IOPC investigation, covering the incident, key findings and outcome.

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Published
2020-03-02
Investigation type
independent
Force involved
Metropolitan Police Service

What was investigated

We are conducting an independent investigation into a road traffic incident involving a Metropolitan Police car which collided with two vehicles while responding to the terror attack in Streatham on Sunday 2nd February 2020. Two members of the public and officers sustained injuries. The members of the public were taken to hospital for checks and discharged.

Key findings

  • Two members of the public and officers sustained injuries.
  • The collision involved a Metropolitan Police car responding to a terrorism incident.
  • In-car camera footage and GPS data were examined.
  • Notices of investigation for dangerous driving and gross misconduct were served.
  • The driving behaviour of the officer was assessed as potentially amounting to gross misconduct.
  • One police vehicle did not reach the attack scene due to the collision.

Outcome

Notices of investigation were issued to the officers involved, with no final determination of guilt at this stage.

Read the full report on policeconduct.gov.uk

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This is a factual summary of a report published by the Independent Office for Police Conduct. Individuals are referred to exactly as the source report anonymises them. BlueLineHub is independent and not affiliated with the IOPC · Summarised 2026-07-13.