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IOPC to reinvestigate circumstances surrounding death of Kimberley Cameron

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

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Published
2023-08-17
Investigation type
reinvestigation
Force involved
Thames Valley Police

What was investigated

The IOPC is reinvestigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a woman due to a road traffic collision involving a police vehicle. This decision follows the introduction of new evidence during an inquest that had not been considered in the initial investigation.

Key findings

  • The woman died on 16 April 2021 in a road traffic collision.
  • The officer was responding to a report and traveling at 62mph in a 40mph zone.
  • Ms Cameron was crossing the road when struck by the police vehicle.
  • The officer acted in accordance with relevant policies during the initial investigation.
  • New evidence was provided by a police driving trainer during the inquest.
  • This new evidence suggested the officer should have slowed down significantly.
  • The IOPC reached a conclusion without this evidence during the first investigation.
  • The IOPC believes this new evidence could lead to different disciplinary decisions.

Outcome

The IOPC is now reinvestigating the circumstances of the death based on new evidence, which may influence previous findings and recommendations.

Read the full report on policeconduct.gov.uk

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Last reviewed: 14 July 2026 · Next review due: 14 January 2027

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 2026-07-14.