Armed police officers in a liveried BMW were involved in a collision with a 4X4 on Saturday night as they responded to an incident on blue lights, its been revealed.
Images from the scene in Manchester show the extent of the damage to the armed response vehicle, a BMW X5, but thankfully no injuries were reported.
Emergency services were called out to Hyde Road in Belle Vue, at its junction with Birch Street, at around 9.30pm on Saturday. A Renault 4X4 was the other vehicle involved.
Greater Manchester Police said the officers were 'responding to a separate incident on blue lights' and confirmed 'no serious injuries were reported'.
A witness at the scene said: "Armed officers in a marked BMW X5 were involved in collision with another vehicle. The incident happened whilst the officers was responding to another incident.
"The police vehicle collided with the other vehicle as it was leaving the Mecca Bingo car park. Paramedics were called to the scene and those involved were shook up."
The photographs show the extent of the damage to the BMW, with serious damage to its front end. Two North West Ambulance Service ambulances attended the scene, with a section of the road later closed for recovery work.
No further details have been provided. The nature of the emergency call the officers were responding to hasn't been revealed by Greater Manchester Police.
In a statement, Greater Manchester Police said: "At around 9:30pm on Saturday 15 October 2022, Greater Manchester Police received a report of a police vehicle accident on Hyde Road, Manchester.
"This was as officers were responding to a separate incident on blue lights. No serious injuries were reported."
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