Two pedestrians injured by police van

Google A view of the shops on Senhouse Street in Maryport. A range of shops can be seen and planters with different types of grass growing in them can be seen on the pavements in front of the shops.Google
Two pedestrians have been taken to hospital after being hit by a police van

Two pedestrians have been hit and injured by a police vehicle.

Cumbria Police had been responding to an unrelated incident just before 18:00 BST when the vehicle hit two people on Senhouse Street in Maryport.

Two pedestrians were taken to hospital for treatment with one transported by air ambulance, the force said.

The road was closed and police advised people to avoid the area.

Follow BBC Cumbria on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.

Related internet links