Elderly man struck by police vehicle

An elderly pedestrian has died after being hit by a police vehicle en route to an emergency.

Derbyshire Police said the man was pronounced dead at the scene in Loundsley Green Road, Chesterfield.

The force said in a statement: “At approximately 8:25am today, one of our officers was responding to an emergency call when the vehicle they were travelling in was involved in a collision with a pedestrian.

“The pedestrian, an elderly gentleman, was pronounced dead at the scene.”