Unoccupied police van 'rolled into children'
GoogleAn unoccupied police van rolled into and injured two children, the police watchdog has said.
One of the children, a secondary-school-aged girl, was taken to hospital by air ambulance with serious injuries following the crash involving a Cumbria Police van on Senhouse Street, Maryport, on Saturday.
A spokesperson for the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) said: "We understand officers from the vehicle had been responding to a separate incident at the time of the collision."
It said it was assessing the circumstances surrounding the incident before deciding whether it would investigate.
The crash took place at 17:58 BST, police said.
The other child suffered minor injuries and had since been discharged, Cumbria Police said.
The IOPC said it had received a mandatory referral from the force.
"An unoccupied police van rolled and collided with two children just before 18:00 BST in Senhouse Street, Maryport," a spokesperson said.
"We have examined CCTV and are currently assessing the circumstances surrounding the incident before making a decision on our next steps."