28/07/2015

Police Appeal For Witnesses To Fatal Road Accident

Police have appealed for witnesses to a fatal road accident in Wandsworth in the early hours of this morning.

Police were called to reports of a car in collision with a bus stop at about 01:15 on Tuesday morning on Balham High Road.

The driver of the car, a 47-year-old man, was treated at the scene by paramedics but was pronounced dead.

Although officers believe they know the identity of the deceased, they said that formal identification has not yet been confirmed.

Anyone who witnessed this incident should contact Officers from the Serious Collision Investigation Unit at Merton on 020 8 543 5157 or by dialling 101.

(MH/CD)

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