Collision between a man and a moped - Metropolitan Police Service, August 2018

In August 2018 Metropolitan Police Service officers contacted their control room reporting two mopeds traveling at speed and breaching no entry signs in south London. An officer conducted a pre-emptive stop on the mopeds while they were stationary at traffic lights.

The officers got out of the police car and approached the mopeds on foot. The mopeds drove off in opposite directions, one of them colliding with a pedestrian. The officers called the London Ambulance Service who took the man to hospital, where it was confirmed he sustained multiple breaks to his right leg. Police were unable to identify the riders of the mopeds.

Our investigators obtained statements from officers who were at the scene, and from the injured man. Investigators reviewed police officers’ body-worn camera footage, along with airwave downloads of officers’ radios. A CCTV trawl concluded there was no footage of the incident.

We found no evidence to suggest police were in pursuit of the mopeds at any point: the extent of the contact between the mopeds and the police, prior to the collision, was that of the pre-emptive stop. There was no evidence to suggest police may have caused or contributed to the man’s serious injury.

Based on the evidence available we found no indication that any person serving with the police may have behaved in a manner that would justify the bringing of disciplinary proceedings, or had committed a criminal offence.