Met officers investigated over woman's crash death
· BBC NewsTwo Metropolitan Police officers are under criminal investigation after a pregnant woman and her baby died in a collision with an unmarked police car in south-east London.
The woman, 38, who was in the full-term of her pregnancy, was driving a car which was hit by an unmarked police car on 17 October on Kidbrooke Park Road, Eltham.
Her car was hit by one of two police cars that were responding to an unrelated incident.
The police watchdog, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), said the officers were being investigated for potential driving offences including causing death by dangerous driving.
'Devastating incident'
Both officers are also being investigated for potential gross misconduct proceedings, the IOPC said.
A third officer, who was a passenger in the car involved in the crash, is also being investigated for potential misconduct.
The watchdog's regional director Mel Palmer said: "The deaths of the woman and her baby are tragic, and our thoughts remain with her family and friends, and all of those affected.
"This was a devastating incident on a busy road and our investigators are working hard to establish all of the circumstances leading up to the collision and the actions of the officers involved."
Ms Palmer added that at the end of the investigation, the IOPC will decide whether to refer a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service to consider possible criminal charges.
The woman who died has been formally identified, but her family has asked for her name not to be published.