Police car left dangling after crash on Isle of Wight pier

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 13 Oct, 23:20 · Archive

A police car became wedged with its front end dangling over the edge of Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight after colliding with another vehicle.

A police car became wedged precariously with its front end dangling over the sea after it crashed through railings on Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight on Tuesday morning. The collision happened shortly before 10.10am when the Hampshire Police vehicle struck another car while officers were responding to reports of suspected indecent exposure in Wallace Court, Newport. Firefighters freed two people trapped in a vehicle after the crash. The two police officers exited their vehicle with firefighter assistance, and all those involved were uninjured.

Emergency services including ambulance and coastguard crews attended the scene. Experts assessed the structural safety of the pier before it was closed to vehicles and pedestrians. Heavy lifting gear was deployed to raise the police car, which was finally lifted free around 3pm. The incident led to the suspension of Wightlink ferry services and the cancellation of all FastCat ferries from the terminal.

A 29-year-old man from Ryde was arrested on suspicion of exposure and taken into police custody. Wightlink said customers with vehicles parked at the end of the pier would not be issued parking tickets while it remained closed and apologised for the disruption.

How it is being reported

• Can't park there, mate! Shocked ferry passengers spot police car dangling from pierHampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said they had been carrying out 'urgent enquiries' in relation to an incident of indecent exposure in Wallace Court, Newport, when the crash happened.Daily Mail · 13 Oct, 23:04
• Police car left dangling mid-air after crashing through railings on UK pierOfficers heading to suspected indecent exposure case involved in crash with another vehicleThe Independent · 13 Oct, 15:58

In this story: Ryde Pier · Isle of Wight · Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary · Newport · Wallace Court · Wightlink · Portsmouth Harbour

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