Bridgnorth crash: Two people killed and two injured after a smash with a police car on country A-road
TWO people have been killed and two injured after a smash with a police car on a county A-road.
A crime scene investigation vehicle collided with a Skoda Octavia on the A458 in Shropshire at 10.15am today.
The driver of the Skoda, a man in his sixties, and a female passenger in her fifties were pronounced dead at the scene around 45 minutes later.
A third passenger, a woman in her twenties, suffered minor injuries.
The driver of the police motor suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital in Birmingham.
West Mercia Police said the CSI vehicle was not responding to an emergency at the time of the horror smash.
The force has alerted its Professional Standards department and referred the crash to the Independent Office for Police Conduct.
Chief Superintendent Gareth Morris said: “Our thoughts are with the family and friends of the man and woman following this awful incident, and our staff member who has been seriously hurt, at this difficult time.
“We ask that their privacy is respected. I would also like to reassure the public that we have referred the incident to the IOPC.”
Anyone with information should report it to West Mercia Police or Crimestoppers quoting reference number 166i of Saturday 9 December.