Police car crashes while responding to incident

The cars involved were recovered with officers using another vehicle to close the road

A police officer was taken to hospital after being injured in a crash in Sheffield city centre.

The officer was responding to an incident while driving a marked police car when they collided with a Volkswagen Passat.

It happened at about 12:45 BST at the junction of Glossop Road and Upper Hanover Street, according to South Yorkshire Police.

Their injuries were described as minor with the driver of the VW not being injured.

Nearby roads were busy following the closure, which affected Upper Hanover Street

Both drivers were taken to hospital "as a precaution", the force added.

The vehicles were recovered with the road being closed for some time while the scene was cleared.

Upper Hannover Street was closed, but has since reopened.

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