Police car 'driving at 70mph' in 30mph zone before Eltham crash killed pregnant mum and unborn baby

The large mum died successful the fearfulness clang successful Eltham, southeast London, that progressive an unmarked constabulary car - it is unclear if the officers were responding to an emergency

A pistillate who said she witnessed the fearfulness crash successful Eltham, southeast London, that killed a heavy large pistillate and her unborn baby, has claimed officers were driving astatine "about 70 oregon 80mph."

The heavily-pregnant pistillate and her unborn baby died pursuing the fearfulness crash connected the A20 adjacent the junction with Kidbrooke Park Road astatine astir 6.15pm connected Thursday.

Following the crash, the Metropolitan Police confirmed an unmarked constabulary conveyance had been progressive successful the collision. It is not wide whether the officers successful the conveyance had been responding to an exigency astatine the time.

The Met Police said it launched an probe into what happened. A pistillate who was laying tributes astatine the country of the clang contiguous said she believed the unmarked car was traveling astatine 70-80mph.

She besides revealed that she had been contacted by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) and is acceptable to springiness a connection successful the adjacent fewer days. She said she was successful her car, close down the victim’s car, portion waiting to marque the aforesaid crook into Sutcliffe Park Leisure Centre erstwhile the clang happened.

The pistillate who asked not to beryllium identified told the Mirror: "The constabulary car astir apt deed her conveyance astatine astir 70mph oregon 80mph, but I deliberation they had been travelling faster than that earlier they braked.

“She stood nary chance. If we hadn’t stopped astatine a postulation airy oregon determination other for a fewer seconds it could person been america - it was terrifying.

“The car conscionable went flying. It smashed implicit connected its extortion and went implicit 3 times. We went implicit to her aft the clang and she was breathing.

“Her hubby came moving retired the gross by the leisure centre with their girl and was screaming her sanction and talking to her. He said to her to transportation connected breathing. Someone took the girl distant into the park. I deliberation she was aged astir six oregon seven.

“They enactment sheets circular the pistillate portion the trauma squad worked connected her. They said they were delivering the baby. When they near we asked if they had survived, but they said they didn’t know. It was lone contiguous that I recovered retired erstwhile my person told me. I conscionable consciousness truthful atrocious for the man. He was expecting a caller babe successful a week and present he’s mislaid fractional his family.”

IOPC determination manager Mel Palmer said: "Our thoughts are with the household and friends of those who person died and each of those affected by this tragic incident.

"It is important we found each of the circumstances surrounding this incidental and our probe is successful its precise aboriginal stages."This is simply a engaged road, and the collision happened successful the aboriginal evening erstwhile radical are apt to person been travelling.

"We would similar to perceive from anyone who was successful the vicinity astatine the clip and whitethorn person witnessed the incidental oregon the moments starring up to it. Anyone who saw thing oregon has footage is encouraged to get successful interaction with our investigators."

The Mirror has contacted the IOPC for further comment.