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<\/p>\nMerseyside Police has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the incident<\/p>\n
14:14, 14 Feb 2026Updated 15:19, 14 Feb 2026<\/p>\n
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Merseyside Police today confirmed a man who was rushed to hospital after they said he came off his bike during an attempted police stop has died. The incident happened yesterday, Friday, February 13 at around 3.15pm on Back Falkner Street South in Liverpool<\/a>‘s Georgian Quarter.<\/p>\n On Saturday lunchtime, a large-scale police presence remained<\/a> on the road where the crash took place<\/a>. A police cordon was still in place at the scene of the incident, alongside a forensics tent and a number of police and forensics officers<\/a> at work.<\/p>\n Earlier on Saturday police issued a statement urging the public not to speculate, and stating the man, who was 23, had been taken to hospital. A later statement, released at 1.49pm, confirmed he had died.<\/p>\n In that later statement, a spokesperson for Merseyside Police said: “We can confirm that a man involved in an incident on Back Falkner Street South in Liverpool yesterday, Friday 13 February, has sadly died.<\/p>\n “At 3.15pm it was reported that a 23-year-old man had come off his electrically assisted pedal cycle on Back Falkner Street South in Liverpool following an attempt by officers, who were taking part in a proactive police operation, to stop him and carry out enquiries.”<\/p>\n This statement, and the one issued earlier on Saturday, then added: “The man came off his bike after making contact with a police van, which was stationary at the time of the collision.”<\/p>\n However, in a 3.15pm update on Saturday, police issued a clarification to this “in conjunction with the IOPC”, which said: “After coming off his pedal cycle the man collided with a police van, which was stationary at the time.”<\/p>\n Police at the scene on Friday(Image: Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n The statement added: “First aid and CPR was administered by officers at the scene. An ambulance was called and arrived at 3.23pm and the man was taken to hospital where he died a short time later. A post-mortem will be carried out to confirm the cause of death. Our thoughts and condolences are with his family.<\/p>\n “We would continue to urge people not to speculate and avoid sharing rumours or misinformation.<\/p>\n “We are co-operating fully with an independent investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).”<\/p>\n On Friday Arriva North West advised customers that bus services were diverted as a result of the police incident.<\/p>\n The company posted on X: \u201cDue to a police incident, services 201 and 699 have been diverted via Crown Street and Oxford Street in both directions. Please allow extra time for your journey.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Police](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0_Police-incident-on-Grove-StreetToxtethLiverpool.jpg\")
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