Emergency services responded to the incident within six minutes, however, the 92-year-old man died at the scene
A 92-year-old man has died in crash on a West Norwood street. The London Ambulance Service responded to the incident on Curnick’s Lane, at 2.53pm on Thursday (September 24), however, depite the best efforts of paramedics the elderly pedestrian died at the scene.
The Met Police are now appealing for information after the collision involving a van. Officers attended the scene with the London Ambulance Service and the man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the vehicle, a 72-year-old man was arrested at the scene on suspcion of causing death whilst driving without insurance and death by dangerous driving. He remains in custody.
Detective Sergeant Kirsty Troy, who is leading the investigation, said: “This is a devastating incident in which a man has sadly lost his life. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and loved ones as they come to terms with this tragic loss.
“While we have made one arrest already in connection with this incident, we are now working hard to establish the circumstances surrounding the collision and are appealing to anyone who may have witnessed the incident to come forward.
“I would ask anyone who was in the area at the time, or may have captured dashcam, CCTV or doorbell camera footage, to contact police as this information could be crucial in our investigation.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101 quoting reference 4346/24SEP.
A London Ambulance Service spokesperson said: “We were called at 2.53pm to reports of a road traffic collision in Curnick’s Lane.
“We sent an ambulance crew, paramedics in fast response cars, an advanced paramedic and an incident response officer to the scene. The first paramedic arrived in around six minutes. Despite the efforts to save his life, a man sadly died at the scene.”
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