Investigation after police car collides with vehicle while responding to reports of a crash on Hawton Road, Newark

An investigation has been launched after a police car responding to an emergency call collided with another vehicle pulling out of a junction.

The civilian driver had to be cut free from their vehicle and was airlifted to hospital by the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance.

The crash happened on London Road, Balderton, near its junction with Hawton Road, on Saturday morning as the police car was responding to reports of an earlier incident in which a car had collided with a parked vehicle.

Inspector Samantha Birch, of Nottinghamshire Police, said: “Officers were called to London Road, Balderton, at around 10.10am on Saturday, December 17, following reports of a crash.

“While responding to the incident a police vehicle was in collision with another car.

"A police officer suffered minor injuries and the woman driving the other vehicle was taken to hospital with injuries which are not currently believed to be life-altering or life-threatening.

“An investigation is underway into the cause of the collision. We know the incident impacted on traffic on a busy road and would like to thank members of the public for their patience."

Anyone who has any information about what happened is asked to call 101, quoting incident 220 of December 17, 2022, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.