The first clip that circulated in the first instance looked damning.
If I heard correctly the owner of the property where the clip was recorded from handed it to the BBC who then put it infront of their 'Verify' panel to check its authenticity. Has the clip been edited to remove some time from the middle? Nothing would surprise me these days.
The second clip and map indicates that the incident occurred some distance away from the initial clip.
The second clip digitally indicates a 16/17 second gap between the bike and the Police van which mostly exonerates the Police.
However was the Police van 'following'? Was the driver of the Police van trying to cut off the bike further on knowing that the road was restricted width? In which case technically the driver still has a connection with the incident.
IOPC will be all over it I'm sure. Radio transmissions will give an indication as to exactly what occurred.
At least the Police van was of sufficient distance not to be accused of pursuing and pushing the bike into the final situation.
Last edited by: Fullchat on Fri 26 May 23 at 16:52
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