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| Cyclist injured in crash involving police car in Portsmouth | Cyclist injured in crash involving police car in Portsmouth |
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| A cyclist has suffered leg and spinal injuries in a crash involving a police car. | A cyclist has suffered leg and spinal injuries in a crash involving a police car. |
| Hampshire Police said the collision, which also involved a Ford Focus car, happened at a junction in Portsmouth at about 00:20 GMT. | Hampshire Police said the collision, which also involved a Ford Focus car, happened at a junction in Portsmouth at about 00:20 GMT. |
| The victim, a 42-year-old man, was taken to Southampton General Hospital. | The victim, a 42-year-old man, was taken to Southampton General Hospital. |
| A 24-year-old man from west London has been arrested on suspicion of drink-driving and causing serious injury by dangerous driving. | |
| A force spokesman said the arrested man was not a police officer. | A force spokesman said the arrested man was not a police officer. |
| The spokesman added a mandatory referral would be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as is procedure in serious injury crashes involving force vehicles. | The spokesman added a mandatory referral would be made to the Independent Office for Police Conduct, as is procedure in serious injury crashes involving force vehicles. |
| Any witnesses who saw the accident by Bradford Road and Victoria Road North have been asked to contact Hampshire Constabulary. | Any witnesses who saw the accident by Bradford Road and Victoria Road North have been asked to contact Hampshire Constabulary. |