Police officers injured in Blackpool van smash while responding to 999 emergency call
Two police officers were injured in a crash with a van driver in Blackpool yesterday.
Ambulance crews were called to the scene of the smash in Vicarage Lane, near the junction with Burton Road, at around 3.30pm.
Officers had been responding to an emergency and were making their way to the incident with lights and sirens when they were involved in a collision with a Ford Tourneo.
Two officers and the van driver were treated at the scene for minor injuries. Lancashire Police said an investigation into how the crash occurred is ongoing. No arrests were made.
A police spokesperson said: “At 3.36pm on Wednesday (December 17), a police car responding to an emergency was in collision with a Ford Tourneo on Vicarage Lane, Blackpool.
“Two police officers and the driver of the Ford Tourneo suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene.
“An investigation to establish the full circumstances which led to the collision, is ongoing.
“Anyone with information, please contact 101 – quoting log 0849 of December 17.”