'Heavily Pregnant Woman' and Her Unborn Baby Killed in Crash With Unmarked London Police Car

Mar. 15, 2025

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London police say they are investigating what went wrong when an unmarked police vehicle crashed into another car, killing a “heavily pregnant woman” and her unborn child.

The Metropolitan Police Service says ina press releasethat the deadly collision occurred Thursday, Oct. 17, just after 6 p.m. in Eltham, when the unmarked police car crashed into “a member of the public’s car” on the A20, one of the city’s major roads running to the southeast.

Eltham, where the crash occurred, is about 10 miles southeast of London’s city center.

Metropolitan Police says ambulances, the London Fire Brigade, and an air ambulance all responded to the crash and that two officers who were in the unmarked police car were also taken to a local hospital.

“They have since been discharged,” the police department says.

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Metropolitan Police says that the deceased pregnant woman’s “next of kin have been informed” and “specially trained officers” are supporting the family.

source: people.com