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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 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 vehicle entered the River Ouse, Bedford, in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
Wedding guests at a nearby hotel went into the water to help firefighters and police rescue the woman. Some wedding guests at a nearby hotel waded into the water to help police and firefighters 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. The officer was on patrol in the car with a male colleague, who was unhurt, when it crashed through concrete pillars along The Embankment, 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 woman 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. She was taken to Bedford South Wing hospital for treatment.
Bedfordshire Police said the police car was not responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another vehicle when the accident happened. Bedfordshire Police said the vehicle was not responding to an emergency call or in pursuit of another car when the accident happened.