Appeal following collision involving police van in Fleetwood
The driver of the BMW, a woman in her 80s, suffered a chest injury and remains in hospital receiving treatment
Police are appealing for witnesses and dashcam footage following a collision between a marked police van and a car in Fleetwood.
Emergency services were called at 2:59pm on Tuesday (1 October) to Princes Way, at the junction with Rossall Grange Lane, after reports of a road traffic collision.
A police Ford Transit van, which had its emergency lights activated, was found to have been involved in a crash with a BMW 220D.
The driver of the BMW, a woman in her 80s, suffered a chest injury and remains in hospital receiving treatment.
Her passenger, also a woman in her 80s, was taken to hospital but has since been discharged.
The officer driving the police van sustained an arm injury and remains in hospital.
Two other officers who were travelling in the van were not hurt.
A mandatory referral to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has been made, which is standard procedure in cases of this nature.
Police say it would be inappropriate to comment further while enquiries are ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or who may have dashcam footage from the area at the time is urged to contact police.