14/04/2014

Seven Injured In Police Van Collision

A police van transporting a suspect has collided with a car in Sheffield, injuring seven people.

South Yorkshire Police say the incident, which happened on Abbeydale Road at about 23:30 on Sunday, involved a police van and a red Peugeot 207.

Police say a 24-year-old woman, who was in the car, and a 28-year-old woman who was in the police van, were seriously injured in the collision.

Two 24-year-old men also travelling in the car and three police officers received minor injuries.

An investigation into the crash has been launched.

(MH/JP)

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