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Police car damaged in crash at junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford

17:12, 27 July 2021

updated: 20:12, 27 July 2021

A police car has been damaged after being involved in a town centre crash this afternoon.

Pictures from the scene of the accident at the junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford show the Vauxhall Astra with damage to the driver's side and a pole at the junction bent over.

Watch as police respond to the accident

The Range Rover and police car collided outside the new Hampton by Hilton hotel. Picture: Faye Ward
The Range Rover and police car collided outside the new Hampton by Hilton hotel. Picture: Faye Ward
The damaged police car at the junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford. Picture: Faye Ward
The damaged police car at the junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford. Picture: Faye Ward
A police car has been damaged after an accident at the junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford (49645013)
A police car has been damaged after an accident at the junction of Beaver Road and Victoria Road in Ashford (49645013)

A Range Rover can also be seen within a cordoned-off area of the road following the incident, which happened at about 3.30pm.

A spokesman for Kent Police said: "Shortly after 3.30pm a car was in collision with a police car, which was responding to an emergency call, near Station Road, Ashford.

"Two people who were in the car have been taken to a local hospital as a precaution and officers are at the scene managing traffic and arranging recovery of the vehicles."

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