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  • More on police chases--sadly a high figure of fatal casualties as a result of chases, although, relevant to this thread, no moped riders reported among them, if we assume that 'motorcyclist' doesn't refer to a moped rider (it may well do):

    Forty-two people were killed in road traffic accidents involving the police in England and Wales last year, the highest number in more than a decade and the third highest on record.

    Thirty deaths occurred during police pursuits, an increase of 13 on the previous year and the highest since 32 in 2005-06. That was the worst year on record for police-related road traffic accidents, with 48 deaths.

    Twelve of the 2018-19 fatalities were drivers of vehicles being pursued, including one motorcyclist. Eight were passengers in the car being pursued, seven were the driver or passenger of a vehicle hit by the car being pursued, and three were pedestrians hit by the pursued vehicle.

    Four people were killed when they were hit by police vehicles responding to an emergency call. Another death occurred when an unmarked police car responding to an emergency call collided with another vehicle.

    https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/sep/05/number-road-deaths-involving-police-vehicles-13-year-high

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