Dozens of curious passers-by stopped to snap a photo of a police van ditched in a canal along Lancaster Road in Gordon’s Bay last Wednesday morning (30 October), some even inspecting the vehicle to make sure no-one was still trapped inside.
Moments later Gordon’s Bay police confirmed a case of reckless and negligent driving was being investigated, and that the two police officers who were in the vehicle at the time sustained minor injuries and were taken to hospital for treatment.
“Police responded to the incident around 02:30, and it can be confirmed that it is a Gordon’s Bay police vehicle,” a spokesperson for Gordon’s Bay police stated, without elaborating on the circumstances which led to the accident.
It is believed the vehicle was left in the canal as it couldn’t be removed immediately, but only later in the morning with the assistance of a towing company.
The injured officers have since been discharged from hospital.
