POLICE are still appealing for witnesses to the death of a pensioner in Chingford.
Brian Elton, 72, of Endlebury Road, died after being struck by a marked police car on a 999 call in The Ridgeway, just yards from his home.
He was taken to the Royal London Hospital in Shoreditch but died from head injuries at about 5pm on Saturday, June 20.
Mr Elton was one of hundreds of servicemen gassed by the Government at the Porton Down research centre, while doing national service in the 1950s, finally winning £8,300 compensation last year.
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) was informed about the incident but chose not to investigate because it is satisfied the police car was travelling at an “acceptable” speed and had its lights and sirens on.
The Met Police has launched its own investigation.
Anyone with information should call 8785 8738.
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