Cork man killed by train while trying to evade British police
The Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) will announce today whether an investigation will be launched into the death of Mircea Adam, also known as Bobi Rostas.
Mr Adam/Rostas died after police attempted to stop a Mercedes CLK 230 vehicle in the London suburb of Enfield at 5.30pm on Monday.
It is understood he had only been in London for days.
The 20-year-old, who had been living in Rochestown in County Cork for a number of years, is understood to have fled the vehicle when police appeared and started to check for insurance, before leading officers on a chase for a couple of hundred yards.
As the train track safety barriers on the Enfield Lock area of Ordnance Road in London came down in his path, Mr Adam/Rostas is said to have hurdled the structure, at which point he was hit by an oncoming train.
Two other men, aged 21 and 22, were arrested after leaving the vehicle at Enfield Lock level crossing when the safety barriers came down, a Scotland Yard spokesman said. They have been released on bail.
Reg Walker, who was an eye-witness at the scene after arriving in the area as events unfolded, said the Mercedes vehicle had been “stopped in the middle of the road with the bonnet virtually touching the crossing gates.
“There was a police van on one side and they were putting a man into the van. The gates were down at the time,” he said.
As part of the inquiries into the Cork man’s death, the incident has been referred to the police force’s professional standards department.
The IPCC is due to make a statement later today, potentially leading to a full inquiry into the details behind the chase which ultimately led to Mr Adam/Rostas’s death.
A Garda spokesperson last night refused to confirm any information on the 20-year-old’s background, saying it would be “a breach of the Data Protection Act”.
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