Man arrested after High Street e-scooter crash

Police cars on Bedford High Street
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Emergency services attended the incident on Bedford's High Street

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A man has been arrested after an e-scooter rider collided with a pedestrian in a busy town centre.

Police were called to the High Street, Bedford, at about 10:50 BST.

The force said a man and a woman were treated by paramedics and taken to hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening.

The one-lane road was blocked while emergency services dealt with the incident.

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Bedford High Street was closed for traffic while police dealt with the incident

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