Kettering camera footage of police car smash sought by investigators
Northamptonshire Police have asked for people with dashcams in the Garfield Street area of Kettering to submit any footage they have of a smash between a police car and an Astra.
Witnesses reported hearing a ‘massive bang’ after the police car travelled from the London Road direction along Hawthorn Road, where it hit a black Vauxhall Astra travelling down Garfield Street at about 10.30am on Saturday, February 21.
Footage obtained by the Northants Telegraph showed the moments leading up to the crash, with the marked Skoda Octavia police car travelling on lights and sirens toward the ‘give way’ sign.
The drivers and their passengers were taken to Kettering General Hospital with suspected minor injuries.
Locals later said that the junction was ‘dangerous’.
Now the Northamptonshire force has appealed for anyone in the area at the time who may have footage to come forward.
Anyone with information is asked to call Northamptonshire Police on 101 alternatively call information can also be submitted online here.
Please quote incident number 26000104193 when providing any information to make sure it gets to the right person as quickly as possible.