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Police officers taken to hospital after crash

Sonia Katariaand
Greig Watson,East Midlands
Leicester Media Online View looking down Abbey Park Road, with a police car parked across the highway in front of police tape and cones.Leicester Media Online
The crash happened on Abbey Park Road on Wednesday morning

Two police officers were taken to hospital after a crash involving a police car and a BMW.

Leicestershire Police said it happened on Abbey Park Road just before 06:00 GMT on Wednesday.

The officers were taken to hospital as a precaution and have since been discharged, the force added.

The driver of the BMW - a 38-year-old man - was arrested on suspicion of failing to provide a specimen breath sample and driving whilst under the influence of drink or drugs.

Leicester Media Online Police car by tape cordon which seals off a road going over an urban bridgeLeicester Media Online
The main road was closed to traffic and pedestrians at about 06:00 GMT

The main road was closed to both traffic and pedestrians during morning rush hour following the crash.

The route - between the junctions of Belgrave Circle and the A6 Abbey Lane - reopened at about 09:00.

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