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Woman seriously injured in police car crash
A woman has been seriously injured after being run over by a police car in Bristol.
Officers were responding to reports of a man with a knife making threats in Stokes Croft on Saturday evening.
The collision, at the junction of Stokes Croft and Ninetree Hill, left the woman with “possible life threatening head injuries.” She was taken to Southmead Hospital.
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The road was closed overnight for further investigations, but has now been re-opened.
Because an Avon and Somerset police vehicle was involved, the force’s professional standards department has been advised. The incident has also been referred to the Independent Police Complaints Commission.
A man has been arrested on suspicion of assault and a knife has been seized.
A police spokesman said: “We are keen to hear from anyone who may have been in the area at the time who may have information to help our investigation.
“Anyone able to help is asked to contact the force’s collision investigation unit on the force number 101.”
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