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| A woman police officer is in intensive care in hospital after her marked car crashed through a wall into a river. | A woman police officer is in intensive care in hospital after her marked car crashed through a wall into a river. |
| The police car entered the River Ouse, Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. | The police car entered the River Ouse, Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday morning, police said. |
| Wedding guests at a nearby hotel went into the water to help firefighters and police rescue the woman. | Wedding guests at a nearby hotel went into the water to help firefighters and police rescue the woman. |
| She was on patrol in the car with a male colleague - who was unhurt - when it crashed through concrete pillars along The Embankment in Bedford. | She was on patrol in the car with a male colleague - who was unhurt - when it crashed through concrete pillars along The Embankment in Bedford. |
| The male officer managed to escape to safety immediately, but the female police constable was trapped in the car in about 3ft of water. | The male officer managed to escape to safety immediately, but the female police constable was trapped in the car in about 3ft of water. |
| Guests from the nearby Swan Hotel helped the emergency services rescue the constable, who was taken by ambulance to Bedford South Wing hospital. | Guests from the nearby Swan Hotel helped the emergency services rescue the constable, who was taken by ambulance to Bedford South Wing hospital. |
| Bedfordshire Police said the police car was not responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another vehicle when the accident happened. |