Welsh police car crashes on way to an emergency

A police vehicle has been involved in a collision with another vehicle while responding to an emergency call. North Wales Police has confirmed no-one was injured in the incident.

The collision happened on the A5026 near Pentre Halkyn in Flintshire on Sunday shortly after 5pm. A picture on social media shows the police car crashed into a fence next to the road, NorthWalesLive reports.

North Wales Police said other officers were able to respond to the incident that the crashed patrol car was heading towards. A spokesperson for the force said: "A North Wales Police vehicle that was responding to an incident has been involved in a road traffic collision with another vehicle on the A5026 on the slip road to Halkyn, eastbound on the A55 this evening. You can get more story updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our newsletters here.

"The incident occurred around 5.05pm on Sunday. No-one was injured during the collision and other police officers responded to the incident that the vehicle was attending."

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