Overview
- The collision occurred just before 6.30am on Tuesday at the Portland Place/Bondgate traffic lights on Woodland Road when a police car with blue lights on struck a silver vehicle.
- Durham Police confirmed the officer suffered a broken arm and was taken to hospital for treatment.
- The North East Ambulance Service said three patients were assessed at the scene but none required transport to hospital by ambulance.
- Officers cordoned Woodland Road between St Augustine's Way and Stanhope Road North, forcing Arriva buses from the Darlington depot to run via Coniscliffe Road and Carmel Road before the road was reopened later.
- Photographs show a crumpled police vehicle with deployed airbags and debris on the road, and police continue to examine the circumstances of the crash while vehicle recovery and follow-up inquiries proceed.