PC charged with causing death of man hit by van

A police officer has been charged with causing the death of a former newspaper photographer by careless driving.

Trevor Bartlett, 80, was hit by a police van while using a pedestrian crossing on the A52 Derby Road in Beeston, Nottinghamshire, on 19 December 2023 and died at the scene.

Police constable Steven Allcock, 33, has been charged following an investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

He is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on 29 January, the IOPC added.