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Man dies after being pulled from flooded Derbyshire brook following police chase

A man has died after being pulled from a flooded brook following a police chase.

Police had been chasing a stolen caravan in Oakerthorpe, Derbyshire, in the early hours of Saturday.

Two men in the vehicle towing the caravan rammed into the police cars before coming to a stop and fleeing on foot.

One man was arrested shortly afterwards, while a second was described by police as having "entered the flooded Egginton Brook".

Several hours later the man was recovered from the water and treated by ambulance crews at the scene before being taken to Royal Derby Hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said.

Because the death happened after police contact, the force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Formal identification of the man has not yet taken place, and efforts are ongoing to trace his next of kin, the force added.

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Adrian Osiecki, 34, of Harnall Lane West, Coventry, has been charged with dangerous driving, including failing to stop for police, and criminal damage to police vehicles; driving without insurance; driving while disqualified and theft of a caravan.

He is due to appear at Southern Derbyshire Magistrates' Court on Monday.

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