Unmarked police car responding to emergency crashed into drinkers in Kentish Town

Officers in Camden were responding to an emergency call in an unmarked car when they were involved in a collision with another car in Sanderson Close junction with Highgate Road, NW5 at 19:44hrs on Tuesday, 26 July.

As a result of the collision, two members of the public were injured by the police car.

A woman, believed to be in her thirties, was treated at the scene for for minor injuries.

A man, also believed to be in his thirties, was taken to a west London hospital where he remains in a non-life threatening condition.

Zora Suleman said “One minute everyone was chatting and drinking next sirens then a huge bang and people screaming’

Highgate Road is expected to be closed for a number of hours following the incident.

One minute everyone was chatting and drinking next sirens then a huge bang and ppl screaming pic.twitter.com/PWWjAPMako

— Zora Suleman (@ZoraSuleman) July 26, 2016

A number of people were sat enjoying a summers night drink and pizza when the car ploughed into them.

Police and medics still at the scene where car crashed into drinkers outside Soho House's Pizza East in Kentish Town pic.twitter.com/IzFavfwSC5

— Zora Suleman (@ZoraSuleman) July 26, 2016

Zora then tweeted that she believed that someone was trapped.

OMG I think someone is trapped pic.twitter.com/zdjHWSWWw6

— Zora Suleman (@ZoraSuleman) July 26, 2016

Emergency services quickly arrived at the scene.

Awful car and drinkers Kentish Town pic.twitter.com/slgZZuxbcX

— Zora Suleman (@ZoraSuleman) July 26, 2016

Two police officers from the unmarked police car involved in the collision are also being treated for whiplash injuries.

The other vehicle involved stopped at the scene and the driver is assisting police with their enquiries.

No arrests have been made. Local road closures are in place.

As a matter of course, this incident been refereed to the Met’s Directorate of Professional Standards

Anyone with information concerning this incident is asked to call police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.