Reading police van and ambulance crash leaves three hurt
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The driver and passenger in the marked police van and the driver of the marked ambulance car received minor injuries
Three emergency service workers were taken to hospital after a crash between a police van and an ambulance car.
The vehicles, which were responding to different 999 calls, collided in Southampton Street, Reading, at about 18:30 BST on Monday.
The driver and passenger in the marked police Vauxhall Vivaro and the driver of the marked ambulance Skoda received minor injuries.
They were all taken to hospital for treatment, where they remain.
Video footage taken in the aftermath of the crash, and seen by the BBC, appears to show the van upturned on its roof.
The vehicles, which were responding to different 999 calls, collided in Southampton Street
A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said there would be an internal review "working closely" with the police.
Thames Valley Police shut the road after the crash at the junction with Pell Street and Crown Street.
Officers have asked for dashcam, CCTV, or camera footage of the collision, or the moments leading up to it, to be submitted via a dedicated portal, external for the investigation.
A spokesperson for South Central Ambulance Service said there would be an internal review
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- Published7 August 2023
