Man killed plunging into icy floodwater during police chase of ‘stolen caravan’

The body of a suspect has been pulled from icy floodwater after a police pursuit turned deadly in Derbyshire.

Police had been chasing a caravan that was believed to have been stolen from Oakerthorpe.

The driver of the vehicle rammed police cars before coming to a stop near the village of Egginton.

Police said both men fled the vehicle and one arrest was made a short time later.

A second man entered the flooded Egginton Brook near the junction of Main Street and Ash Grove Lane.

After searches by police and Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service over several hours, the man was recovered from the water.

He was treated by ambulance crews at the scene and taken to Royal Derby Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Because the death happened after police contact, the force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Formal identification of the deceased man has not yet taken place and efforts are ongoing to trace his next of kin, the force added.

Pictures from the scene show damage has been caused to a bridge at the junction of Ash Grove Lane and Main Street.

The Welcome to Egginton sign has also been snapped in half after the collision.

Adrian Osiecki, 34, from Harnall Lane West, Coventry, has been charged with dangerous driving, including failing to stop for police and criminal damage to police vehicles; driving without insurance; driving while disqualified and theft of a caravan.

He is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

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